Tracked deals
33
33 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Software
OceanSound Partners
New York, New York, United States
OceanSound Partners is a New York-based private equity firm pursuing control investments in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving aerospace, defense, government, and other highly regulated end markets.
- Focus Areas
- Technology-enabled services, Aerospace & defense-focused technology investments, Government technology investments
- Website
- oceansoundpartners.com
Recent pace
3
3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
19 addon · 6 buyout · 6 growth capital
OceanSound Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 33 tracked deals for OceanSound Partners.
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February 19, 2026
- Buyer
- OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Automated Financial Systems, LLC
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OceanSound Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Automated Financial Systems (AFS), a provider of commercial loan servicing and loan lifecycle management software. The deal will support accelerated product innovation, increased investment in sales and customer support, and AFS appointed Edward Jenkins as CEO to lead the company’s growth and modernization efforts.
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December 4, 2025
- Buyer
- OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Burns Engineering, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OceanSound Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has made a strategic/control investment in Burns Engineering, a Philadelphia-headquartered provider of electrical, mechanical and technology systems engineering for transportation and critical infrastructure markets. Burns' leadership team (including Matthew and John Burns) will retain significant ownership and continue to run the business as OceanSound backs growth initiatives and targeted acquisitions to expand capabilities and geographic reach. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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October 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Certerra, OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Farabaugh Engineering & Testing Inc.
- Seller
- Farabaugh Engineering & Testing Inc. (founder Daniel G. Farabaugh / family)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Certerra, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired Farabaugh Engineering & Testing, a McKeesport, Pennsylvania-based provider of construction materials testing, auditing, and engineering services. The add-on acquisition (closed August 15, 2025) expands Certerra’s Analytical Labs and Building Products divisions and increases its technical capabilities and geographic presence in key U.S. markets, particularly the Northeast.
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March 27, 2025
- Buyer
- Certerra (formerly RMA Companies), OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Tierra, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
Certerra, a technology-enabled testing, inspection and certification platform backed by OceanSound Partners, has acquired Tierra, Inc., a Tampa-based geotechnical and materials engineering firm with 27+ years of experience and over 210 employees. The deal expands Certerra's presence and capabilities in the U.S. Southeast—adding laboratory and field testing capacity in Tampa, Orlando and Pensacola—and will enhance service offerings to government, transportation, municipal and commercial infrastructure clients.
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November 21, 2024
- Buyer
- Message Broadcast, OceanSound Partners, Energy Impact Partners (EIP)
- Target
- West Utilities (CX360 division of West Technology Group)
- Seller
- West Technology Group (CX360 division)
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Message Broadcast, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners and Energy Impact Partners (EIP), has acquired the utilities business from West Technology Group’s CX360 division ("West Utilities"). The add-on expands Message Broadcast’s cloud-based customer engagement platform with West Utilities’ high-volume IVR and outage notification capabilities used by over 40 U.S. and Canadian utilities; terms were not disclosed.
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November 21, 2024
- Buyer
- RMA Companies, OceanSound Partners
- Target
- HydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Type
- Addon
RMA Companies (a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners) has acquired HydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc. (HGI), a Tucson-based geophysical consulting firm. The transaction expands RMA's Subsurface Imaging Division by adding HGI's advanced 2D/3D/4D geophysical capabilities to support mining, environmental remediation, dam/waterway, and energy projects.
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November 4, 2024
- Buyer
- OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Antenna Research Associates, Inc.
- Seller
- Gladstone Capital Corporation
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OceanSound Partners completed the acquisition of Antenna Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a Laurel, Maryland-based designer and manufacturer of antennas and RF systems for aerospace and defense markets. Gladstone Capital Corporation exited its equity investment and prepaid its debt; financial terms were not disclosed. ARA's management will remain in operational roles and as investors while OceanSound aims to accelerate growth, expand RF capabilities, and pursue complementary acquisitions.
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September 26, 2024
- Buyer
- Message Broadcast, OceanSound Partners, Energy Impact Partners
- Target
- AGENT511
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Message Broadcast, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners and Energy Impact Partners, has acquired AGENT511, a Northbrook, Illinois-based provider of customer and constituent engagement solutions for utilities and local governments. The undisclosed deal expands Message Broadcast’s utility-focused product suite and strengthens its position as a leading provider of customer engagement software for electric utilities and other regulated industries.
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September 9, 2024
- Buyer
- OceanSound Partners
- Target
- PAR Excellence Systems Inc.
- Seller
- Northlane Capital Partners
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OceanSound Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired PAR Excellence Systems Inc., a Cincinnati-based provider of automated inventory management systems for healthcare, from Northlane Capital Partners. Northlane and PAR's management will remain investors; financial terms were not disclosed. OceanSound said it will invest in product development and expansion across government, non-profit, and private healthcare systems.
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August 7, 2024
- Buyer
- Gannett Fleming, OceanSound Partners
- Target
- TranSystems
- Seller
- Sentinel Capital Partners
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Addon
Gannett Fleming, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has completed a strategic merger with TranSystems, a Sentinel Capital Partners portfolio company, creating a national infrastructure consulting leader with roughly $1.3 billion in combined revenue and more than 5,000 employees. The deal represents Sentinel's exit of TranSystems and expands Gannett Fleming's capabilities and geographic coverage across transportation end markets including highways, bridges, mass transit, freight rail, and aviation.
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July 2, 2024
- Buyer
- RMA Companies, OceanSound Partners
- Target
- Earth Engineers
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Addon
RMA Companies, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired Earth Engineers, a Camas, Washington–based geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspection firm. The add-on expands RMA's Pacific Northwest footprint (adding offices in Camas, Springfield and Aiea) and strengthens its geotechnical and materials testing capabilities as it builds a national testing, inspection and certification platform.
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April 11, 2024
- Buyer
- OceanSound Partners, Energy Impact Partners
- Target
- Message Broadcast
- Seller
- LINK Mobility
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OceanSound Partners, in partnership with Energy Impact Partners (EIP), has acquired Message Broadcast from LINK Mobility. The deal makes Message Broadcast an independent company led by new CEO Maulik Datanwala, with plans to boost product innovation, invest in sales and support, and pursue partnerships and acquisitions to expand its customer engagement platform for utilities and other regulated industries.
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Acquisitions in Pennsylvania
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