M&A Deal Summary

OceanSound Partners Acquires Antenna Research Associates

On October 29, 2024, private equity firm OceanSound Partners acquired communications company Antenna Research Associates

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-29
Target Antenna Research Associates
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) OceanSound Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)
Akerman (Legal)

Target

Antenna Research Associates

Laurel, Maryland, United States
Antenna Research Associates provides integrated RF and advanced communications products, including components, assemblies, and subsystems, to the aerospace and defense end markets. Antenna Research Associates was founded in 1963 and is based in Laurel, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OceanSound Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2018
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

OceanSound Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and enterprise end markets. The Firm seeks situations where it can be a hands-on investor, helping partner companies with its experience in supporting growth initiatives. OceanSound Partners was formed in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Maryland M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 11 of 12
Year: 2024 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-09 PAR Excellence

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

PAR Excellence offers comprehensive inventory management systems and related support services that enable healthcare organizations to fully automate inventory replenishment activities and generate real-time, system-wide inventory visibility. PAR Excellence was founded in 1992 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-02 Burns

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Burns provides specialized engineering, technical design, and consulting services to the aviation, rail, power, utility, higher education, mission-critical, and healthcare end markets. The Company’s capabilities span electrical, mechanical, and technology systems engineering – core disciplines that support the existing modernization and buildout of next-generation infrastructure. Burns was formed in 1960 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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