Acquisition will support Jensen Hughes’ global expansion, engineering capabilities and strategic growth, with Dr. Hisham Mahmoud set to become chairmanNew Mountain Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jensen Hughes, a global fire protection engineering and nuclear risk engineering firm, from Gryphon Investors. The investment firm said it has followed Jensen Hughes for more than a decade as part of its focus on infrastructure services and engineering and consulting businesses. Raj Arora, Chief Executive Officer of Jensen Hughes, said: “Jensen Hughes has built a highly differentiated global platform defined by our company culture, technical excellence, deep client relationships and an unwavering purpose of making our world safe, secure & resilient. “Raj and his team have built an outstanding company and culture, and I am honored to play a role in the next phase of Jensen Hughes’ impressive growth journey.” Lars Johansson, Managing Director at New Mountain, said: “We have followed Jensen Hughes for more than a decade as part of New Mountain’s longstanding sector effort in infrastructure services and engineering & consulting, and we are proud to partner with Raj and the broader Jensen Hughes team.”