Bernhard Capital Partners Acquires Boston Government Services and SE&C to Form DOE Services Platform

Bernhard Capital Partners Acquires TechServ to Establish Utility Engineering & Consulting Platform

June 2, 2025

Engineering Services

Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired TechServ, a utility engineering and service provider headquartered in Tyler, Texas, to establish a new utility engineering and consulting platform. The investment positions the platform to support grid modernization, electrification, and telecom infrastructure expansion across the electric power and telecommunications sectors.

Bernhard Capital Partners Acquires Apogee Engineering

May 28, 2024

Government & Public Sector

Bernhard Capital Partners' government services platform has acquired Apogee Engineering, LLC, a government technology solutions provider focused on digital transformation, systems engineering, adaptive acquisition and program management. Financial terms were not disclosed; the acquisition is an add-on to BCP's government services platform (established via the 2023 Duotech Services acquisition) and is intended to expand capabilities in technology integration, modernization and cybersecurity for federal clients.

Bernhard Capital DOE Services Platform Acquires Strategic Management Solutions (SMSI)

April 16, 2024

Government & Public Sector

Bernhard Capital Partners’ dedicated Department of Energy (DOE) services platform has acquired Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI), a provider of program management, engineering and technical consulting services to DOE, NNSA, national laboratories and industrial nuclear clients. SMSI — founded in 1999 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico with over 400 employees — will continue to be led by its current management while joining Bernhard’s DOE/NNSA services platform to expand mission-critical capabilities and vertical integration across government nuclear and environmental programs.

Bernhard Capital Partners Acquires Duotech Services

May 8, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Duotech Services, a Franklin, North Carolina-based provider of repair, remanufacturing, and engineering solutions for radar and related systems, to expand its newly launched government services platform. Terms were not disclosed; Duotech will retain its headquarters and management team and will join Bernhard Capital's government services platform alongside the Federal & Defense business of VSE Corporation.

Environmental Systems Group (Bernhard Capital-Backed) Acquires BEM Systems, Inc.

August 29, 2022

Environmental Services

Environmental Systems Group, a platform formed by Bernhard Capital Partners, has acquired BEM Systems, Inc., a consulting, engineering, and information-management firm. The add-on expands the platform's geographic reach into the Northeast and Alaska and adds consulting and technology-enabled services (including the PAECETrak EMIS offering) to the platform.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Engineering Research and Consulting (ERC)

May 11, 2021

Government & Public Sector

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Engineering Research and Consulting, Inc. (ERC), a Huntsville, Alabama-based provider of mission-critical engineering and consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other government entities. Dr. Ernie Wu will continue as Board Chair and CEO and the company — which employs approximately 2,200 people nationwide — will partner with Brightstar to pursue operational investments and strategic acquisitions. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.