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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. reports developments as a global investment bank that provides independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, institutions, and governments. The firm’s recurring news centers on mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital solutions, financial restructuring, financial and valuation advisory, and strategic consulting across its Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory businesses.
Company updates also cover fiscal results, segment revenue trends, expense commentary, and senior appointments that expand sector coverage. Recent recurring themes include growth in technology, real estate capital advisory, specialty distribution, IT services, and other industry groups across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has hired Dan Buffery as a Managing Director in its Capital Solutions Group, based in New York. He will help lead the firm’s North American GP-led secondaries advisory practice within Equity Capital Solutions.
The group now includes 200+ professionals across 18 offices in eight countries and, in the past 12 months, raised and advised on over $38 billion across more than 140 transactions as of March 31, 2026.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) will release its fiscal 2027 first quarter results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, after the NYSE close. A results conference call is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET, accessible via telephone and audio webcast.
The call will feature remarks from CEO Scott Adelson and CFO Lindsey Alley, followed by a Q&A with analysts and investors. A telephonic and webcast replay will be available through early August 2026 via the company’s investor relations website.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) agreed to acquire Intrepid Financial Partners, an energy-focused investment bank, in a deal signed June 27, 2026 and expected to close by September 30, 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
The acquisition adds 34 professionals, expanding the Oil & Gas team to 70+ and deepening coverage across the energy sector.
Morningstar and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced a strategic collaboration to launch the Morningstar Houlihan CLO Indexes, a suite of daily valued benchmarks for the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market, expected later this year.
The indexes aim to improve transparency, pricing consistency, and performance measurement in a global CLO market estimated at more than $1.5 trillion in assets, with potential to exceed $3 trillion by 2030. The series will combine Morningstar’s index design and governance with Houlihan Lokey’s valuation framework and credit market expertise to provide investors with tools for assessing performance and managing risk in a rapidly expanding segment of private credit.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has hired Bodo Krug von Nidda as a Managing Director in its Capital Solutions Group, strengthening its GP-led secondaries capabilities in real estate.
Based in New York, he will work with Equity Capital Solutions and Real Estate Capital Advisory. The Capital Solutions Group has 200 professionals in 18 offices and, according to Houlihan Lokey, advised on over $38 billion across more than 125 transactions in the past 12 months (as of March 31, 2026).
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has hired Dave Buscaglia as a Managing Director in its Business Services Group, based in New York.
He will focus on specialty consulting and risk services. The group was ranked No. 1 global business services M&A advisor in 2025 with 92 deals, according to LSEG.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) hired Eric Crowley as a Managing Director in its Global Technology Group, based in San Francisco. He will focus on consumer subscription software, consumer technology, and ad-tech sectors.
Crowley brings more than a decade of investment banking and operating experience and has advised on M&A and capital markets transactions totaling more than $2 billion. Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group is ranked the No. 1 global technology M&A advisory team by LSEG data (excluding accounting firms and brokers), with nearly 150 finance professionals and more than 25 managing directors.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) reported record fiscal 2026 revenues of $2.62 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $6.22 for the year ended March 31, 2026. Fourth-quarter revenues were $636 million with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.47. The board raised the quarterly dividend 16.7% to $0.70 per share and repurchased 301 thousand shares.
The company cited CF and FVA growth for the year, a Q4 decline in FR revenues, higher non-compensation expenses, and year-end unrestricted cash and investments of $1.36 billion.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) will release fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2026 results on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 after market close, followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET with CEO Scott Adelson and CFO Lindsey Alley.
Access is via telephone or audio webcast; replays will be available through May 13, 2026.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) hired Steven Loffman as Managing Director in New York to lead its U.S. Real Estate Capital Advisory practice, effective March 23, 2026. Group scale: Capital Solutions Group has ~200 professionals across 18 offices and raised about $39 billion in the past 12 months.
Mr. Loffman joins from Raymond James after 18 years, having managed 200+ transactions and helped raise over $75 billion across public and private capital markets.