Consulting Acquisitions in 2019

Riveron, a national business advisory firm, has acquired Conway MacKenzie, a turnaround, restructuring, and operational improvement consultancy. The combination expands Riveron's restructuring and operational capabilities and creates a combined organization with over 500 employees across 13 U.S. offices.

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired NPO Solutions, a California-based management consulting firm focused on strengthening nonprofit and public sector organizations. NPO Solutions will operate as a division of HMA Community Strategies, expanding HMA's capabilities in strategy, capacity building and evaluation and furthering its California footprint; terms were not disclosed.

Genpact has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based digital consultancy Rightpoint to combine experience innovation with Genpact's process and digital capabilities. Rightpoint will continue to be led by co-founder Ross Freedman as CEO and will expand its offerings and global reach through Genpact's client base and platform.

Mentha Capital has acquired a minority stake in Kader, bureau voor kwaliteitszorg, a Dutch consultancy specializing in quality management, HSE, environment/CSR and information security. The current owners N. van Dijk and R. KleinJan will remain shareholders and Mentha will support Kader's continued growth, capability expansion and international development.

BDO USA, LLP has acquired Loughlin Management Partners + Co, a boutique advisory firm specializing in corporate restructuring, turnaround services, interim management, and operational value creation. The LM+Co team and affiliated LM+Co Capital professionals will join BDO and operate as BDO Consulting Group, LLC to expand BDO's turnaround, restructuring, and operational consulting capabilities.

H.I.G. Capital (through an affiliate) has agreed to make a growth investment in Riveron, a Dallas-based business advisory and consulting firm. The capital will support Riveron's geographic expansion and new service-line growth while allowing the firm to retain its management team and continue serving corporate, private equity and lender clients.

Jensen Hughes, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has acquired Hillard Heintze, a market leader in strategic security risk management and investigations. The add-on expands Jensen Hughes' security and emergency management capabilities and integrates Hillard Heintze's services for Fortune-ranked enterprises, sports leagues, law enforcement agencies, and private clients.

Frontier Strategy Group acquired and integrated Ducker Worldwide in 2018 and announced the combined firm's new brand, DuckerFrontier, to reflect expanded market intelligence and consulting capabilities. The merger consolidates subject-matter expertise, global delivery reach, and offerings across market research, strategy, and M&A advisory for corporate and private equity clients.

LDC has completed the sale of procurement specialist Inprova Group Limited in two separate deals: Inspired Energy plc acquired Inprova’s energy division, while the existing Inprova management team acquired the non-energy procurement business. Headquartered in Warrington, Inprova provides outsourcing, technology and consultancy procurement services across public and private sectors and expanded under LDC ownership from ~35 to ~70 employees and to £15.3m revenue (FY2018).