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Jensen Hughes

Private equity backedHQ Columbia, Marylandjensenhughes.com

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Headquarters
Columbia, MarylandSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Founded
1939, per the firm's About page ("A legacy of expertise since 1939")Source: jensenhughes.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
Private equity backed: Gryphon Investors has held majority ownership since December 2015; on 2026-08-05 Gryphon announced a definitive agreement to sell Jensen Hughes to New Mountain CapitalSource: gryphon-inv.com/news/gryphon-investors-to-sell-… · As of 2026-08-05
Sponsor or parent
Gryphon states it first invested in December 2015; financial terms of the New Mountain sale were not disclosed; subject to customary closing conditionsSource: gryphon-inv.com/news/gryphon-investors-to-sell-… · As of 2026-08-05
Employees
Approximately 2,000 employees across 110 offices, per Gryphon Investors sale announcementSource: gryphon-inv.com/news/gryphon-investors-to-sell-… · As of 2026-08-05
Website
jensenhughes.comSource: jensenhughes.com · As of 2026-10-06

Legal name, DBA and former names

  • Jensen Hughes, Inc. (Texas board record Jensen Hughes, Inc.)Source: jensenhughes.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Offices

Ownership type

  • Private equity backed: Gryphon Investors has held majority ownership since December 2015; on 2026-08-05 Gryphon announced a definitive agreement to sell Jensen Hughes to New Mountain Capital.Source: gryphon-inv.com/news/gryphon-investors-to-sell-… · As of 2026-08-05

Sponsor, parent or transaction

Employee count or band

Services and markets

  • Fire protection engineering, nuclear risk engineering, code consulting and related safety consulting services.Source: jensenhughes.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Leaders

Deals

Licences (board records)

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record JENSEN HUGHES, INC. (Columbia, MD), contract award obligations: FY2021 $7,940,218, FY2022 $11,068,376, FY2023 $7,752,935, FY2024 $7,162,803, FY2025 $9,713,531 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5e59f3c1-e3b9-db41-cb… · As of 2026-10-06

Rankings and awards

Ownership tag: Private equity backed. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

Richard C. Wilson

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