Houlihan Lokey Advises Blackrock Expert Services Group

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Blackrock Expert Services Group has been acquired by Duff & Phelps.

Blackrock Expert Services Group is the premier provider of delay and quantum expertise globally and has worked on some of the world’s most high-profile construction and infrastructure engineering projects. This, along with the company’s technology and forensic accounting capabilities, will strengthen Duff & Phelps and Kroll’s disputes offerings globally, especially in the increasingly complex construction and infrastructure sector.

The Blackrock Expert Services Group team will join Duff & Phelps’ Disputes Consulting practice. Giles Derry, CEO of Blackrock Expert Services Group, will join the Disputes Consulting leadership team, reporting to Carl Jenkins, Global Head of Duff & Phelps’ Governance, Risk, Investigations and Disputes business unit. David Barry, Founder of Blackrock Expert Services Group, will remain with the firm as a senior advisor to help drive strategic and geographic expansion of the business.

Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor to Blackrock Expert Services Group.

This transaction exemplifies the continued success of Houlihan Lokey’s dedicated coverage of the specialty consulting and risk market to deliver an outstanding result to the selling shareholders.