OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated enterprise end-markets, yesterday announced it has hired Julie Marracino as Principal of Investor Relations. Ms. Marracino will be responsible for OceanSound’s investor relations and fundraising activities.
“We are excited to welcome Julie Marracino to OceanSound as the newest addition to our team. She brings proven investor relations experience to our firm from a lengthy career in private equity capital formation and client services,” said Joe Benavides, Managing Partner of OceanSound Partners. “We are confident her extensive experience with premier private equity firms and her robust network of relationships will be invaluable to OceanSound as we continue to expand our base of investors.”
Ms. Marracino brings more than 10 years of industry experience to her new role at OceanSound, joining from TCV, where she served as Vice President of Investor Relations & Capital Formation. At TCV, she was responsible for ongoing investment support, fundraising, and client coverage for limited partners across the Northeast, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. Previously, Marracino spent nearly nine years at The Blackstone Group, where she last served as a Principal after several promotions in the firm’s Private Equity Institutional Client Services & Investor Relations group.
“I’m thrilled to join the talented team at OceanSound Partners, a rapidly growing firm with a differentiated and repeatable approach to sourcing investments, executing operational improvements, and driving transformational growth in middle market companies operating in government technology end-markets,” said Marracino. “I look forward to expanding our client relationships and supporting the firm’s partnership with investors as we continue to build the OceanSound platform.”
Marracino holds a B.A. in Psychology with a Concentration in Business Management from Columbia University.
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