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J.S. Held Acquires Kenzie Consulting Group

January 11, 2024

Consulting

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Kenzie Consulting Group, bringing forensic delay, timeline and quantum expertise (led by Joseph Bond) into its Builder's Risk (CAR/EAR) practice. The deal expands J.S. Held’s construction insurance claims advisory capabilities in London and strengthens services to insurers, attorneys and parties to construction contracts across EMEA and worldwide.

J.S. Held Acquires Forensic Resolutions, Inc.

January 9, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Forensic Resolutions, Inc., a New Jersey-based forensic and investigative accounting firm, to expand its Economic Damages and Valuations practice and strengthen its presence in the Eastern United States. The acquisition brings additional forensic accounting, fraud investigation, and litigation support capabilities to J.S. Held and gives Forensic Resolutions' clients access to J.S. Held's broader global technical and scientific expertise.

J.S. Held Acquires J.S. Dyer & Associates

January 7, 2020

Engineering Services

Global consulting firm J.S. Held acquired Irvine-based structural and forensic engineering firm J.S. Dyer & Associates to expand its forensic engineering capabilities and presence in the Western United States. The deal integrates JSDA’s seismic- and forensic-engineering expertise into J.S. Held’s broader technical consulting platform.

J.S. Held Acquires Luttrell Wegis

November 21, 2024

Professional Services

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired substantially all assets of Luttrell Wegis, a specialized forensic accounting and business valuation practice serving family law and civil litigation clients in California. The roughly 40-person team will join J.S. Held to strengthen its family law, asset tracing, and valuation capabilities.

J.S. Held Acquires Perry Associates LLC

September 9, 2020

Construction

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Perry Associates LLC, a Greater Boston–area construction consulting firm, to expand its Construction Advisory Services practice in the Northeastern United States. The deal adds Perry's expertise in commercial management, project scheduling, and construction claims to J.S. Held's broader technical, scientific, financial, and strategic consulting platform.

J.S. Held Acquires Environmental Consultants, LLC

September 12, 2023

Environmental Services

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Environmental Consultants, LLC, a Greater St. Louis–area environmental services firm founded in 2003. The acquisition expands J.S. Held’s Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) practice by adding industrial hygiene, environmental testing, inspection and remediation support and strengthens its Midwest capabilities.