DUFF & PHELPS

What DUFF & PHELPS does

Kroll, LLC (formerly Duff & Phelps, acquired by Stone Point Capital and rebranded in 2020) is a privately held global professional services firm with nearly 6,500 professionals operating across 32 countries and headquartered at One World Trade Center, New York. The firm delivers an integrated suite of advisory services spanning valuation, corporate finance and M&A advisory, restructuring and insolvency, cyber and data resilience, investigations and disputes, integrity due diligence, financial services compliance and regulation, and transaction opinions. Core service offerings include the Valuation practice, Investment Banking (middle-market M&A advisory and capital raising), Transaction Advisory Services, Transaction Opinions (fairness, solvency, ESOP/ERISA), Business Services (claims administration, trustee, agency services), Restructuring (450-person strong), and Cyber and Data Resilience. The firm also operates a Fund Solutions practice focused on solvent fund wind-downs, LP/GP advisory, and replacement investment manager services. Kroll serves enterprise clients across five primary segments: corporate clients, financial institutions, legal firms, distressed businesses, and private equity firms.

Under Stone Point Capital ownership, Kroll has executed an active acquisition strategy to build a technology-enabled advisory model. The 2022 acquisitions of Resolver (cloud-based Risk Intelligence software covering risk management, audit, compliance, incidents, investigations, security operations, and information security) and Crisp (AI-powered real-time risk intelligence with 16 years of training data protecting $6.5T+ in market cap for 1,000+ brands) added software and AI capabilities alongside the traditional engagement-based advisory model. The 2025 acquisition of Kirby Healy (Dublin) doubled the Ireland restructuring team, and additional 2025 moves launched German operations via new Co-Heads of European Restructuring and added ACE Advisory talent in the Netherlands.

Revenue is generated through engagement-based professional services fees (hourly billing, project-based pricing) for advisory work, plus subscription SaaS revenue from Resolver and Crisp platforms and Managed Compliance Software for financial services firms. Distribution is via direct engagement with managing directors and expert professionals across a global office network, supported by thought leadership (Kroll Insights, Financial Crime Report 2025), webinars, industry conference participation, and an active social media presence. The firm holds FINRA/SIPC membership (US securities), FCA authorization (UK), state private investigative licenses across seven US jurisdictions, and GDPR/CCPA compliance certifications.

Name

DUFF & PHELPS

Legal name

Kroll, LLC

Website

https://duffandphelps.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) is a privately held global professional services firm with nearly 6,500 professionals across 32 countries, delivering valuation, restructuring, M&A advisory, cyber, investigations, and compliance services to corporate, financial, legal, and PE clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial and Risk Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Risk & Financial Crime Controls Advisory (BPAKADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Insolvency & Turnaround Advisory (SME/Mid-Market Debtor-Side) (FSAEAFAK)

Keywords

• Valuation advisory
• Corporate restructuring
• Transaction advisory
• Risk intelligence
• Investigations compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Kroll generates revenue through providing professional advisory services including valuation advisory, corporate finance, restructuring, governance, risk, investigations, disputes, intelligence, diligence, compliance and regulatory consulting, and cyber risk services. Revenue is generated through engagement fees, hourly billing, and project-based pricing for consulting engagements.
2. Software/SaaS Subscriptions: Following acquisitions of Resolver and Crisp, Kroll generates revenue from software subscriptions for risk intelligence, compliance management, and related SaaS platforms.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kroll provides independent valuation, corporate finance advisory, restructuring, transaction advisory, investment banking, compliance and regulation, investigations and disputes, cyber and data resilience, and fund solutions to enterprise clients worldwide. The firm combines expert-led advisory services with proprietary technology platforms (Resolver Risk Intelligence, Crisp AI, and Managed Compliance Software) to address risk, governance, and growth needs across financial reporting, M&A, regulatory compliance, and distressed situations.

Product overview

Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) is a global professional services firm offering an integrated suite of advisory services. The portfolio is organized around core service lines including Valuation Services, Cyber and Data Resilience, Restructuring, Business Services, Investment Banking, Transaction Advisory Services, Transaction Opinions, and Compliance and Regulation. The firm has expanded its technology capabilities through acquisitions of Resolver (Risk Intelligence software) and Crisp (Real-time Risk Intelligence with AI). The product architecture includes both professional advisory services and software products like Managed Compliance Software, representing a tech-enabled advisory model combining data, technology and expert insights for risk, governance and growth solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Valuation Services Expert, independent valuation services to support financial reporting, tax compliance, and strategic business decisions across industries, delivered for corporate clients requiring objective valuation assessments.
• Cyber and Data Resilience Merges security and data risk expertise with frontline intelligence from thousands of incident responses and regulatory compliance engagements to make enterprise clients more cyber-resilient.
• Restructuring Restructuring expertise that maximizes value and recovery for businesses facing financial distress, delivered through a 450-person global practice spanning cross-border mandates.
• Business Services Complex administrative solutions for capital events globally, including claims and noticing administration, debt restructuring, liability management services, agency and trustee services.
• Investment Banking M&A advisory and capital-raising services tailored to middle-market private equity firms, corporations, and business owners, provided through Kroll Securities, LLC (FINRA/SIPC member) in the U.S. and Kroll Securities Ltd in the U.K. (FCA regulated).
• Transaction Advisory Services Comprehensive due diligence, operational insights, and tax structuring support throughout the deal lifecycle for private equity firms and corporate clients.
• Transaction Opinions Fairness opinions, solvency opinions, ESOP/ERISA advisory, board and special committee advisory, and complex valuations for boards and transaction counterparties.
• Compliance and Regulation End-to-end governance, advisory and monitorship solutions to detect, mitigate and remediate security, legal, compliance, and regulatory risk for enterprise clients.
• Financial Crime Advisory Global team of compliance, investigative and regulatory professionals helping enterprises defend against financial crime risk across jurisdictions.
• Financial Services Compliance and Regulation Award-winning regulatory and compliance team offering registration, licensing, and ongoing compliance support to investment firms globally, recognized as Best Regulatory and Compliance Firm at Private Equity Wire US Awards 2022.
• Enterprise Security Risk Management Expert advisory services for global clients navigating complex and emerging security and threat-related issues, led from New York.
• Investigations, Diligence and Compliance Independent expert analysis, testimony, advice, and intelligence in complex investigations, litigation, and projects globally for enterprise and legal clients.
• Managed Compliance Software Software that embeds Kroll's global compliance knowledge into financial services firms' compliance programs, guiding clients through all stages of the regulatory life cycle.
• Resolver Risk Intelligence Platform Cloud-based risk intelligence software helping organizations transform how they view their risk across risk management, audit, compliance, incidents, investigations, security operations, and information security.
• Crisp Real-time Risk Intelligence AI-powered risk intelligence platform protecting brands, assets and people from reputational damage, security threats and online harms by tracking risk signals across digital chatter.
• Fund Solutions Advisory and discretionary asset management across the fund lifecycle, including solvent fund wind-down, LP and GP advisory, replacement investment manager services, and general partner services.
• Insolvency Maximizing recoveries for complex cross-border insolvencies and enforcements through expert restructuring and insolvency practitioners.
• Kroll Economics Strategic, data-driven insight for valuation and economic analysis that turns volatility into clarity for clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved 70% on costs over a three-year period for a large banking institution through customized due diligence solution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kirby HealycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025Kroll acquired Kirby Healy, a specialist corporate insolvency practice based in Dublin, Ireland. The acquisition significantly expanded Kroll's restructuring capabilities in Ireland, doubling the size of its local team. Kirby Healy team brings expertise in corporate insolvency, fraud investigations, white-collar crime, forensic accounting, expert witness and shareholder disputes.
• CrispcoreTechnology or Integration · 31 May 2022Kroll acquired Crisp, a Real-time Risk Intelligence company that protects brands, assets and people from reputational damage, security threats and online harms. Crisp's AI technology has been trained over 16 years to discover and track risk signals embedded within digital chatter. Following acquisition, Crisp Founder and CEO Adam Hildreth and Executive Chairman Andrew Burke joined Kroll's digital services leadership team.
• ResolvercoreTechnology or Integration · 30 March 2022Kroll acquired Resolver, a premier provider of Risk Intelligence software for enterprises. Resolver's cloud-based software helps organizations transform how they view their risk, addressing needs across risk management, audit, compliance, incidents, investigations, security operations and information security. Following the acquisition, Resolver CEO Will Anderson joined Kroll's digital services leadership team.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Stone Turn (now part of Secretariat): Secretariat International (formed via Stone Turn's merger with Secretariat Advisors) is a global advisory firm specializing in expert witness, disputes, and forensics services. It competes directly with Kroll's Expert Services and investigations practices and has been expanding internationally.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Advisory: PwC's Advisory practice offers valuation, M&A, restructuring, and forensic services that overlap with multiple Kroll practice lines. As a Big 4 firm, PwC competes via bundled audit and consulting relationships and global scale.
• KPMG (Advisory): KPMG's Advisory practice competes with Kroll in valuation, deal advisory, restructuring, and forensic services. KPMG's global footprint and audit-and-tax bundling capabilities make it a broad incumbent competitor in Kroll's core markets.
• EY-Parthenon: EY-Parthenon is EY's strategy and transactions advisory arm, competing directly with Kroll's transaction advisory, valuation, and restructuring services. As a Big 4 affiliate, it leverages cross-service bundling and global delivery capabilities.
• Deloitte (Financial Advisory): Deloitte's Financial Advisory practice, including Deloitte Restructuring Services and M&A Transaction Services, competes with Kroll's restructuring, valuation, and transaction advisory services. As a Big 4 firm, Deloitte offers broader audit and tax relationships that can undercut pricing on large mandates.
• BDO Global: BDO is a global accounting and advisory network offering valuation, transaction advisory, and forensic services that compete directly with Kroll's valuation and diligence practices. BDO serves the same mid-market and PE client base but as part of a broader audit and tax portfolio.

Direct peers

• AlixPartners: AlixPartners is a global consulting firm focused on restructuring, turnaround, and disputes, closely competing with Kroll's restructuring and investigations practices. Both firms serve corporate clients and PE sponsors on complex cross-border engagements.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm specializing in turnaround management, restructuring, and performance improvement. It is a direct competitor to Kroll's restructuring practice and shares the same private equity and distressed-asset client base.
• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm with directly overlapping practices in corporate finance & restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, and economic consulting. It is one of Kroll's closest pure-play specialty advisory comparables in both restructuring and disputes work.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a professional services firm with overlapping valuation, strategic advisory, and disputes services. Its mid-market focus and specialty advisory model make it a comparable peer to Kroll's transaction advisory and valuation practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/duffandphelps
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/kroll
• Facebookfacebook.com/wearekroll
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kroll
• Instagraminstagram.com/wearekroll

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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