Olsson Profile: Ownership, HQ and Public Records

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Headquarters: Lincoln, Nebraska (per the firm's advisor announcement; firm site lists Lincoln among its Nebraska offices)Source: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…
Founded: Founded in 1956, per the advisor announcement; the firm's leadership page names John E. Olsson as the firm's founderSource: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…
Ownership type: PE-backed: Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announced a majority investment in Olsson on 2026-01-13, per the Business Wire release; the firm had been employee-owned before the transactionSource: businesswire.com/news/home/20260112175684/en
Sponsor or parent: Advisor EFCG's post describes the sale of Olsson, Inc. to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, with CEO Brad Strittmatter quoted that the firm remains OlssonSource: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…
Employees: More than 2,000 employees in 35 offices throughout the United States, per the advisor announcement dated 2026-01-13Source: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…
Website: olsson.comSource: olsson.com

Legal name, DBA and former names

Olsson, Inc. (Texas board record: Olsson, Inc.)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Texas TBPELS firm no. 4253.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip

Offices

Home page lists offices in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.Source: olsson.com

Ownership type

PE-backed: Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announced a majority investment in Olsson on 2026-01-13, per the Business Wire release; the firm had been employee-owned before the transaction.Source: businesswire.com/news/home/20260112175684/en

Sponsor, parent or transaction

Advisor EFCG's post describes the sale of Olsson, Inc. to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, with CEO Brad Strittmatter quoted that the firm remains Olsson.Source: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…

Employee count or band

More than 2,000 employees in 35 offices throughout the United States, per the advisor announcement dated 2026-01-13.Source: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…

Services and markets

Service groups listed on the firm's site: Engineering and Design, Environmental, Field Services and Planning.Source: olsson.com/projects/olsson-promotes-sarah-…

Leaders

Brad Strittmatter, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.Source: olsson.com/leadership
Sarah Foster, President.Source: olsson.com/leadership
Sean Baker, Chief Financial Officer.Source: olsson.com/leadership
Melissa Newton, Chief People Officer.Source: olsson.com/leadership

Deals

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners majority investment in Olsson, January 2026 (see ownership)Source: efcg.com/post/efcg-advises-olsson-on-its…

Licences (board records)

Texas TBPELS roster lists Olsson, Inc. (firm no. 4253, type NS, expires 2028-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip

DOT prequalification

TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists OLSSON, INC. with 45 areas of certification.Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm

Rankings and awards

Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…

News timeline

2026-01-13: Morgan Stanley Capital Partners majority investment announced; 2026 announcement that Sarah Foster was named president.Source: olsson.com/projects/olsson-promotes-sarah-…

Sources of record

Ownership tag: Private equity backed. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.