Aurora Capital Acquires Softdocs

Brentwood-based private equity firm Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Softdocs, a provider of cloud-based content management and workflow automation software to colleges, K-12 districts and government clients. 

The middle-market-focused firm, which counts $6 billion in managed assets, added the specialized public-sector technology platform based in Columbia, South Carolina, to its portfolio of 19 companies. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, and Softdocs’ chief executive, Adam Park, will stay on.

Schools face growing cybersecurity threat

The investment comes as rising cybersecurity threats against school districts fuel a need for “efficient, technology-enabled processes,” said Bianca Sganga, a principal at Aurora, in a news release.

“Softdocs has a clear opportunity to help institutions modernize critical workflows, improve operational efficiency and navigate increasingly complex technology and compliance requirements,” Sganga said. 

In a March 2025 report, the Center for Internet Security flagged K-12 as a prime target for hacking attacks. More than four-fifths of reporting schools were impacted by cybersecurity threats between July 2023 and December 2024, the report found. Four years ago, a cyberattack on the Los Angeles Unified School Board leaked 2,000 student records, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Hackers reportedly view school districts, which tend to store troves of data in vulnerable, older computer systems, as easy targets. 

As artificial intelligence advancements make cyberattacks easier to carry out and harder to catch, some schools with understaffed IT teams have opted for cloud-based systems that can enforce centralized security standards. Aurora’s Softdocs buy reflects private equity’s growing appetite for public-sector software that can help institutions manage risk and compliance. 

“Softdocs has built a leading platform with a strong market position, attractive business model and specialized expertise addressing the complex needs of education and government institutions,” said Rob Fraser, a partner at Aurora, in a news release. “We see significant opportunity to build on that foundation.”

Aurora is currently invested in several other software-as-a-service firms, including commercial insurance benefits solutions provider Zywave, along with business services and industrial technology companies.