Investment Summary

OceanSound Partners Invests In Burns

On December 2, 2025, private equity firm OceanSound Partners invested in engineering company Burns

Investment Highlights
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is OceanSound Partners’ 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-12-02
Target Burns
Sector Engineering
Investor(s) OceanSound Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (Financial)
Venable (Legal)

Target

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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Investor

OceanSound Partners

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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 12 of 12
Sector: Engineering M&A 3 of 3
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: Pennsylvania M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 12 of 12
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-29 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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