Professional Services Acquisitions in Maryland

Oasis Marinas has acquired Diversified Marine Services, a provider of boat service, restoration and parts operations based in Annapolis, Maryland. The acquisition expands Oasis Marinas' in-house service capabilities and regional footprint, enabling enhanced boat servicing and customer offerings across its marina portfolio.

Deloitte Consulting LLP has acquired substantially all of the assets of Gryphon Scientific, LLC, bringing Gryphon's multidisciplinary team of scientists, data scientists, and policy specialists into Deloitte's federal health and government services practice. The acquisition strengthens Deloitte's biosecurity, lab safety, AI-driven analytics, and emergency preparedness capabilities for government and commercial clients.

Protiviti has acquired digital experience agency R2integrated (R2i) to expand its digital transformation and customer experience capabilities. R2i, an Adobe-focused martech system integrator headquartered in Baltimore with approximately 75 employees, will join Protiviti's Digital solution team; terms were not disclosed.

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Authority Brands, the North American residential services franchising platform. Funds advised by Apax Partners will retain majority ownership; the investment is intended to support further M&A, franchise development, technology transformation and international expansion.

Argosy Private Equity has invested in Wittenbach Business Systems, a Sparks, Maryland-based provider of cash management and electronic/physical security solutions for credit unions, financial institutions and retail customers. The investment (Argosy’s second in its sixth lower middle market fund) will support geographic expansion, pursue accretive acquisitions and accelerate growth initiatives.

PRIME AE Group, a NewHold AEC company, has acquired Penza Bailey Architects, a Baltimore-based architecture firm. The acquisition brings PBA into PRIME AE as a studio, expanding PRIME AE's architectural capabilities and presence in the mid-Atlantic (K-12, higher education, justice, federal, commercial, and custom residential markets).

GardaWorld Security Corporation has acquired WorldAware, a U.S.-based integrated security risk management and intelligence firm. The deal combines WorldAware with GardaWorld's existing Crisis24 business to create a leading global integrated security risk management provider and expand GardaWorld's intelligence, monitoring and crisis-response capabilities.

Quotient, Inc., a technology solutions provider to the U.S. federal government, has acquired Eden Consulting Group, Inc. (ECG), a project and program management, earned value management, and risk management services firm founded in 1996. ECG will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary with Dave Eden and the existing team remaining in leadership roles; the deal expands Quotient's project management capabilities and multi-agency presence in the federal sector.

SM&A, a Newport Beach-based program lifecycle consulting firm, has acquired Cardinal Technologies, Inc., a Potomac, Maryland-based provider of PMO and IT support services. The acquisition is intended to expand SM&A's capabilities and presence in the government IT and program services market.