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Portfolio Company UpdateNovember 19, 2024Antenna Research Associates Announces Appointments of Larry Sala and Rich Sorelle to its Board of Directors

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. (“ARA” or the “Company”), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (“RF”) and advanced communications products to the aerospace and defense (“A&D”) end-markets, today announced the appointments of experienced industry executives Larry Sala and Rich Sorelle to its Board of Directors. Sala is an Executive Partner at OceanSound Partners and brings nearly...

Portfolio Company UpdateDecember 3, 2024Gannett Fleming TranSystems Acquires Muller & Muller Ltd.

Gannett Fleming TranSystems, a leading engineering and infrastructure solutions provider, has acquired Muller & Muller Ltd. (“M2”), a Chicago-based architecture firm specializing in design excellence. This marks Gannett Fleming’s fourth strategic acquisition in 16 months and its first since merging with TranSystems. Founded in 1984, M2 provides architecture, planning, and structural engineering services to the...

Portfolio Company UpdateMay 6, 2025Message Broadcast is Now Convey

Message Broadcast, a longtime leader in customer engagement for utilities and other highly regulated industries, today announced it has rebranded as Convey. The new name and identity reflect the company’s evolution and its vision for the future—one where intelligent workflows redefine how highly regulated industries engage with their customers. The rebrand follows the strategic combination of...

Portfolio Company UpdateNovember 19, 2024Message Broadcast Acquires West’s Utilities Business

Message Broadcast, a leading provider of customer engagement software for the electric utility industry, has acquired the utilities business from West Technology Group’s CX360 division (“West Utilities”). Following the previously announced acquisitions of AGENT511 and i2sms, this transaction reflects Message Broadcast’s commitment to building, acquiring, and integrating the best customer engagement solutions, purpose-built for the utility industry. The terms of...

Portfolio Company UpdateNovember 13, 2024Lynx Software Technologies Announces Acquisition of Core Avionics & Industrial

Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. (“Lynx”), a leader in foundational, open architecture software solutions for edge computing, today announced the acquisition of Core Avionics & Industrial, Inc. (“CoreAVI”). CoreAVI is the leading provider of development tools, software libraries, and deployable software packages that enable safety-critical graphics processing unit (“GPU”)-based computing, including certified graphics rendering, autonomy, and...

Transaction AnnouncementOctober 29, 2024OceanSound Partners Acquires Antenna Research Associates, a Leading Provider of Integrated Radio Frequency & Advanced Communications Solutions

OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), a growth-oriented private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services businesses serving government and highly-regulated enterprise end-markets, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Antenna Research Associates, Inc. (“ARA” or the “Company”), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (“RF”) and advanced communications products to the aerospace and defense (“A&D”) end-markets. ARA’s...

Portfolio Company UpdateOctober 23, 2024SMX Awarded Competitive, Single-Award $3.2B SOCPAC Task Order on AAS ASTRO Contract

SMX®, a leader in next-generation mission support, digital transformation, and IT solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract to continue its work with Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) and its mission partners supporting the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). With an estimated value of $3.2 Billion (inclusive of option periods), the...

Firm UpdateOctober 1, 2024OceanSound Partners Closes $1.49 Billion Fund II

OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), a growth-oriented private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly regulated enterprise end markets, today announced the final close of its second fund, OceanSound Partners Fund II, LP (the “Fund”), with $1.49 billion in total capital commitments. Together with affiliated co-investment vehicles and a single-asset continuation...

Portfolio Company UpdateNovember 21, 2024Message Broadcast Acquires West’s Utilities Business

Portfolio Company UpdateSeptember 26, 2024Message Broadcast Acquires AGENT511

Message Broadcast has acquired AGENT511, a provider of customer and constituent engagement solutions for utilities and local governments. The acquisition of AGENT511, along with the earlier acquisition of i2sms in May 2024, solidifies Message Broadcast’s position as the leading provider of customer engagement software for the electric utility industry. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisitions...

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