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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank whose news flow reflects its activity in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Company announcements frequently highlight advisory mandates, senior hires across sector and regional teams, and updates on its position in the M&A and restructuring markets.
Investors and market followers tracking HLI news can expect regular updates on quarterly and fiscal results, typically released via earnings press releases and accompanying conference calls. These releases include segment-level information for Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory, as well as commentary on market conditions and business performance.
News items also cover the firm’s expansion of sector and product capabilities. Recent communications describe additions to the Industrials Group, Consumer Group, Capital Solutions Group, and Financial Sponsors Group, often focused on specific subsectors such as aerospace and defense, active lifestyle and luxury goods, infrastructure debt advisory, and equity capital solutions. These stories provide insight into how Houlihan Lokey builds its global platform and deepens coverage in key markets.
Another theme in Houlihan Lokey’s news is the development of data and analytics offerings, such as the Houlihan Lokey Private Credit DataBank, which reflects the firm’s use of portfolio valuation work to create proprietary datasets for private credit participants.
For readers interested in HLI, the news stream offers a view into the firm’s advisory activity, strategic hires, product launches, and financial reporting. Monitoring this page can help users follow how Houlihan Lokey positions itself across M&A, capital solutions, restructuring, and valuation advisory on a global basis.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced two senior hires to expand its European specialty distribution capabilities on February 3, 2026. Philipp Widmann joins as Managing Director and Henning Stoltze as Director in Frankfurt, both from Baird, to build a cross‑border specialty distribution practice aligned with the firm’s global Industrials Group.
The appointments aim to deepen subsector expertise, strengthen client relationships across Europe and North America, and follow recent regional hires that reinforce the firm’s market leadership in industrials advisory.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) reported Q3 FY2026 revenues of $717.1M and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.70 (adjusted EPS $1.94). The board declared a $0.60 quarterly dividend; share repurchases of ~418,000 occurred in the quarter.
Revenues rose across segments: Corporate Finance +12%, Financial Restructuring +19%, and Financial & Valuation Advisory +6% versus prior-year quarter.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced that Mark Ward has joined as a Managing Director in its Business Services Group, based in Manchester and London, focusing on expanding IT services coverage across Europe.
Mr. Ward brings more than 14 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience from DC Advisory, Clearwater International, and PwC, and will work with Malte Abrams and senior colleagues to deepen sector expertise. The Business Services Group was ranked No. 1 for global business services M&A in 2025 with 92 deals.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Audere Partners to establish a leading mid-cap advisory platform in France and to acquire Mellum Capital’s real estate capital advisory business in Munich and London. The deals add more than 50 finance professionals (Audere) and 11 professionals (Mellum), bringing Houlihan Lokey’s EMEA headcount to roughly 550. The Audere transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026. Mellum’s real estate brokerage subsidiary is excluded from the acquisition.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) will release its fiscal 2026 third quarter results on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, after the NYSE close. The company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET the same day with CEO Scott Adelson and CFO Lindsey Alley to review results and take analyst and investor questions.
Access is available via telephone (domestic toll-free and international numbers provided) or audio webcast through the company Investor Relations website. A telephonic replay will be available from Jan 28, 2026 8:00 p.m. ET through Feb 4, 2026, and an archived webcast replay will be posted on the company website.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) hired Géraud Estrangin as a Managing Director in the Industrials Group, based in Paris, to focus on aerospace and defence in Europe and to support France-related transactions.
Mr. Estrangin brings nearly 30 years of investment-banking experience, having co-founded and led Lincoln International’s Paris office for 18 years and originating and executing more than 40 completed transactions. The firm noted the global Aerospace, Defense & Government practice completed about ~30 transactions in the past 18 months. The appointment is framed as strengthening Houlihan Lokey’s European Industrials capabilities and cross-border execution capacity.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) said that Scott Adelson, CEO, and Anthony Martino, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Capital Solutions, will present at the Goldman Sachs 2025 U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1:40 p.m. ET.
A live webcast in listen-only mode will be available via the company’s Investor Relations website at HL.com, and a replay will be archived on Houlihan Lokey’s website.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced on November 12, 2025 that Neil Price has joined as a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group, based in London.
Mr. Price will work with senior U.K. coverage colleagues to expand sponsor client relationships across the U.K. and Europe. He joins from Mayfair Equity Partners, where he was Head of Originations, and previously held senior roles at Lloyds Banking Group.
The Financial Sponsors Group comprises more than 35 professionals, including 24 Managing Directors across eight countries, and manages approximately 1,900 relationships with private equity firms, credit funds, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) appointed Seran Ahmetrasit as Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Debt Advisory, Europe, based in London on November 10, 2025. She will lead the firm's expansion into European infrastructure debt advisory, working with industry coverage teams to advise financial sponsors and corporates.
Ms. Ahmetrasit joins from Jefferies after prior experience at RBS and has led ratings advisory, structuring, acquisition financing, and refinancing transactions. Houlihan Lokey’s Capital Solutions Group comprises ~170 professionals across 16 offices and advised on around $28 billion across ~120 transactions in the past 12 months (as of June 30, 2025).
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) hired Stephen Pollock as a Managing Director in New York to strengthen its Capital Solutions Group and expand directs and secondaries advisory capabilities within Equity Capital Solutions. Mr. Pollock joins from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods with 20+ years advising financial services and FinTech firms on M&A and public/private capital offerings. The Capital Solutions Group spans 16 offices in seven countries and has raised approximately $28 billion in capital in the past 12 months (as of June 30, 2025).
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