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Jensen Hughes

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Worldwide, Jensen Hughes is most recognized for leadership in fire protection engineering, with expertise that extends across risk management fields including accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety, security risk consulting, emergency management, and digital innovation.

Focus Areas
Fire protection engineering, Fire safety engineering, Risk and hazard analysis

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

5 addon · 5 buyout · 1 divestiture

Jensen Hughes Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Jensen Hughes. 2 2019 1 2020 3 2021 1 2022 1 2023 2 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    HiLT Pte. Ltd.
    Location
    Singapore
    Type
    Buyout

    Jensen Hughes announced its acquisition of HiLT Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based fire protection engineering firm. The deal is intended to strengthen Jensen Hughes’ presence in Southeast Asia and expand its ability to serve clients across sectors such as transportation and energy storage systems.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
    Target
    Safety Management Services, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    Professional Loss Control Inc. (PLC Fire Safety Engineering)
    Seller
    Professional Loss Control Inc.
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    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.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    BRANDGRUPPEN
    Location
    Denmark
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
    Target
    Code Unlimited
    Seller
    Samir Mokashi, Asawari Mokashi
    Type
    Buyout

    Jensen Hughes has acquired Code Unlimited, a building code consulting and fire protection engineering firm headquartered in the Portland/Beaverton, Oregon area. The acquisition, completed July 27, 2022, expands Jensen Hughes' presence in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, adds hundreds of client accounts and several dozen experienced specialists, and is completed while Jensen Hughes is owned by private equity firm Gryphon Investors.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    BCA Logic
    Location
    New South Wales, Australia
    Type
    Buyout

    Jensen Hughes has acquired Australian code consulting and fire safety engineering firm BCA Logic, marking Jensen Hughes' first entry into the Australian market. All 48 BCA Logic employees will join Jensen Hughes as the business operates as a co-branded entity during integration, providing a base for future expansion in Australia.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
    Target
    Jensen Hughes s.r.l. Continental Europe (JHM)
    Location
    Lombardy, Italy
    Type
    Addon

    Jensen Hughes has acquired Milan-based Jensen Hughes s.r.l. Continental Europe (JHM), a market-leading fire protection engineering firm, to strengthen its European presence and technical capabilities. Jensen Hughes, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, said the acquisition expands its ability to serve clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in fire protection, code consulting and performance-based design.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    FES Ghent (FESG)
    Seller
    Xavier Deckers
    Location
    East Flanders, Belgium
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
    Target
    SAFire Co. Ltd.
    Location
    Seoul, South Korea
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes
    Target
    IFIC Forensics
    Seller
    Professor James Lygate
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Jensen Hughes, a global safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting firm (and a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors), acquired UK- and Ireland-based IFIC Forensics, a specialist fire, explosion and related forensic investigation firm. The acquisition strengthens Jensen Hughes' fire forensics capabilities and provides immediate investigative response capability across the UK, Ireland and Europe.

  • Buyer
    Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
    Target
    Hillard Heintze
    Industry
    Consulting
    Type
    Addon

    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.

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