Jensen Hughes, a global leader in fire & life safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, announced the acquisition of Professional Loss Control Inc., (“PLC Fire Safety Engineering”), a Canada-based provider of fire & life safety engineering services. The acquisition of PLC Fire Safety Engineering broadens Jensen Hughes’ footprint across Canada and enhances its ability to support clients across critical industries, including nuclear, transit, industrial and healthcare.
Founded in 1983, PLC Fire Safety Engineering has built a strong reputation for its deep technical expertise, client-first approach and commitment to fire and explosion protection and prevention. The company provides a comprehensive range of services, including engineering assessments and analyses, code consulting, fire protection system design and consulting, training and fire safety planning, fire audits and fire event investigation. They are particularly well known for their longstanding support of Canada’s nuclear facilities, including power plants, waste management locations, research laboratories, mines and fuel processing facilities and leadership in complex environments.
About Jensen Hughes
Jensen Hughes is the global leader in safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting. Every day, international teams of 1,500+ engineers, technical experts, architects and consultants partner with clients in 100+ countries to make the world safe, secure and resilient. Since 1939, Jensen Hughes has earned trust among its clients, people and communities by bringing integrity to relationships, innovation to the industry and technical excellence to many of the most complex challenges in the world. Major business lines include fire safety engineering, risks and hazards, security risk consulting, emergency management and planning, and forensic engineering.
About Gryphon Investors
Based in San Francisco, Gryphon Investors (www.gryphoninvestors.com) is a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management. The firm has managed over $5.0 billion of equity investments and capital since 1997. Gryphon targets making equity investments of $50 million to $300 million in portfolio companies with enterprise values ranging from approximately $100 million to $600 million. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form strong partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon’s capital, specialized professional resources, and operational expertise.
EC M&A acted as the financial advisor to Jensen Hughes on this transaction.
