Jensen Hughes Acquires Italy-Based Fire Protection Engineering Firm JHM

Jensen Hughes Acquires SAFire

January 8, 2020

Engineering Services

Jensen Hughes, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, acquired SAFire, a Seoul-based fire protection engineering firm, to expand its core fire engineering capabilities in Korea and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The acquisition strengthens Jensen Hughes' fire protection design, code consulting and performance-based design offerings and deepens relationships with major Korean industrial clients.

Jensen Hughes Acquires FES Ghent (FESG)

June 14, 2021

Engineering Services

Jensen Hughes, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has acquired Belgium-based fire protection engineering firm FES Ghent (FESG). The acquisition expands Jensen Hughes' presence in Belgium and Continental Europe while strengthening its fire protection, tunnel ventilation, CFD and performance-based design capabilities.

Jensen Hughes Acquires PLC Fire Safety Engineering (Professional Loss Control Inc. Canadian Operations)

September 24, 2025

Engineering Services

Jensen Hughes acquired the Canadian operations of Professional Loss Control Inc., doing business as PLC Fire Safety Engineering, expanding its fire and life safety engineering footprint across Canada. The deal strengthens Jensen Hughes' capabilities in high-risk sectors—including nuclear, transit, industrial and healthcare—and will be integrated with support from its PE backer, Gryphon Investors.

Jensen Hughes Acquires BRANDGRUPPEN

February 21, 2023

Engineering Services

Jensen Hughes, a global leader in life-safety and risk-based engineering and consulting, has acquired BRANDGRUPPEN, a Denmark-based fire engineering consultancy founded in Copenhagen in 2021. The acquisition represents Jensen Hughes' first entry into the Danish market and establishes a local base for future expansion while BRANDGRUPPEN will operate as a co-branded entity and its team will join Jensen Hughes.

Jensen Hughes Acquires Safety Management Services, Inc.

December 9, 2025

Engineering Services

Jensen Hughes, a Gryphon Investors-backed global engineering and consulting firm, has acquired Safety Management Services, Inc. (SMS), an energetic materials and process safety engineering and testing firm headquartered in West Jordan, Utah. The deal expands Jensen Hughes' capabilities in process safety, energetic materials testing and related risk-management services and will be integrated into its broader global platform.

Jensen Hughes Acquires Hillard Heintze

April 19, 2019

Consulting

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.