Houlihan Lokey Advises Intensity

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce the sale of Intensity, LLC, a portfolio company of Tide Rock, to Secretariat, a portfolio company of JLL Partners. The transaction closed January 31, 2023.

Established in 2014, Intensity is highly regarded for the powerful research, analysis, and expertise it delivers when solving complex economic, financial, and econometric challenges for clients. Intensity’s client roster includes Am Law 100 firms and prominent blue-chip corporations and organizations in highly complex industries—from pharmaceuticals and financial services to information technology. Intensity professionals also leverage key relationships with academic research institutions in providing services to clients. With this acquisition, nearly 50 professionals joined Secretariat, contributing significant depth to the firm’s economic advisory and expert testifying capabilities in intellectual property, securities and finance, antitrust, business valuations, and commercial damages.

Secretariat is a global independent expert services, litigation consulting, and economic advisory firm. It serves a wide range of clients, from Am Law 100 law firms to global corporations, specializing in international arbitration and litigation; economic damages; valuations; forensic accounting; antitrust and competition; and large-scale construction disputes focused on delay and quantum analysis. Headquartered in Atlanta, Secretariat operates from multiple offices across North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. With the addition of Intensity, the firm’s economic and regulatory advisory practice includes more than 100 professionals, including 46 experts who hold a Ph.D. or other advanced degree in their field of expertise.

Houlihan Lokey served as the financial advisor to Intensity in connection with the transaction. This deal exemplifies the continued success of Houlihan Lokey’s dedicated coverage of the specialty consulting and risk (SC&R) market to deliver an outstanding result to the selling shareholders.