Welcome to our dedicated page for Houlihan Lokey news (Ticker: HLI), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Houlihan Lokey stock.
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) launched the Houlihan Lokey Private Credit DataBank, a proprietary, loan-level dataset and analytics platform for private credit dated to 2017 and updated continuously.
The DataBank captures observations from more than 60,000 loan valuations and records > 200 standardized data fields per loan including terms, covenants, fair value metrics, credit metrics, and borrower financials. It covers borrowers with EBITDA $20M to >$100M, senior and junior debt across industries and geographies.
The platform supports benchmarking, fair value analysis, trend analysis, tailored reports, and a web-based valuation tool with pricing sensitivities; Houlihan Lokey notes its Capital Solutions Group raised ~$28B in the prior 12 months (as of June 30, 2025).
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced on November 3, 2025 that Marco Voci has joined as a Managing Director in the global Consumer Group, based in London.
Mr. Voci joins from J.P. Morgan after a 12-year tenure and will focus on active lifestyle, branded consumer products, and luxury goods across EMEA, working with senior deal teams. The firm noted its Consumer Group comprises >130 professionals and was ranked No. 2 global M&A advisor for consumer in 2024 with 62 deals by LSEG.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) hired Sherman Guillema as a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group, based in Dallas, effective October 31, 2025.
Guillema joins from Lincoln International, bringing coverage experience of financial sponsors and lenders across the U.S. The hire is intended to strengthen the firm’s coverage of private equity and alternative credit in the Southern United States. Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group comprises more than 35 professionals, including 23 managing directors in eight countries, and manages approximately 1,900 relationships across private equity firms, credit funds, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) reported Q2 fiscal 2026 revenues of $659 million and net income of $111.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Diluted EPS was $1.63 and adjusted diluted EPS was $1.84. The Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.60 per share payable December 15, 2025 (record date December 1, 2025). Corporate Finance revenues rose 21% to $438.7 million, Financial Restructuring rose 2% to $133.8 million, and Financial & Valuation Advisory rose 10% to $87.0 million. Cash and investments totaled $1.11 billion as of September 30, 2025.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced on October 27, 2025 that Jason Cohen joined as a Managing Director in the Capital Solutions Group in New York. Mr. Cohen brings more than 20 years of life sciences and pharmaceutical coverage and execution experience, including 18 years at Capital One's Healthcare Banking and Lending unit where he served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences Coverage.
The hire expands the firm's healthcare capital solutions bench alongside Brent Shepherd and Neha Shah. Houlihan Lokey's Capital Solutions Group totals >b>170 professionals across 16 offices and raised or advised on around $28 billion across ~120 transactions in the past 12 months (as of June 30, 2025).
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) will release its fiscal 2026 second quarter results on Thursday, October 30, 2025 after market close. A conference call with CEO Scott Adelson and CFO Lindsey Alley will be held the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET to review results and answer analyst and investor questions.
Access options include telephone (domestic toll-free 1-844-825-9789, international 1-412-317-5180, Conference ID 10203876), a Call me™ link activated 15 minutes before the call (Passcode 6911229), and an audio webcast via the company's Investor Relations site. Telephonic replay and archived webcast will be available through November 6, 2025.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has announced the appointment of John Guzzo as Managing Director in its Financial Services Group, based in New York. Guzzo brings over 25 years of M&A and financial services experience to strengthen the firm's Mortgage Services practice.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Guzzo led the Mortgage Technology & PropTech investment banking practice at KBW and founded the Mortgage Technology & PropTech Group at Berkery, Noyes & Co. The appointment reinforces Houlihan Lokey's Financial Services Group, which was ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for global financial services transactions in 2024 by LSEG.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has strengthened its EMEA Financial Sponsors Group with the appointment of Martin Rezaie as Managing Director in Frankfurt. Rezaie, who will lead financial sponsors coverage in the DACH region, joins from GP Bullhound where he served as Partner and head of DACH business.
With experience in over 50 middle-market transactions, Rezaie returns to Houlihan Lokey after previously working at GCA Altium (acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2021). He will work alongside Christian Keller, Managing Director and Head of European Private Equity Coverage, to enhance the firm's sponsor coverage capabilities.
Houlihan Lokey's Financial Sponsors Group, the largest of its kind, maintains nearly 2,000 relationships worldwide and operates with approximately 30 professionals, including more than 20 Managing Directors across eight countries.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has strengthened its Business Services Group with the appointment of Anthony Basmajian as Managing Director to expand its global IT services coverage capabilities. Basmajian joins from Harris Williams, where he served as Managing Director and Head of IT Services Coverage for eight years, building the firm's IT services practice.
The hire expands Houlihan Lokey's IT Services practice to over 40 financial professionals globally, with presence across the United States, London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Tokyo. The firm's Business Services Group was ranked as the #1 business services M&A advisor globally in 2024, completing 86 deals according to LSEG.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has appointed Sandro Galfetti as Managing Director in its Capital Solutions Group, based in Zurich. Galfetti, former Head of EMEA Secondary Advisory at UBS Investment Bank, will focus on advising EMEA-based private capital sponsors on GP-led transactions.
The appointment strengthens Houlihan Lokey's Equity Capital Solutions team, which now comprises approximately 40 professionals across New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, and Zurich. Galfetti will partner with Michael Pilson to lead the firm's GP-Led Secondary Advisory business in Europe.
Notably, Houlihan Lokey's Secondary Solutions team has over $19 billion in GP-led secondary transaction experience and completed 15 GP-led transactions in 2024. The Capital Solutions Group consists of over 170 professionals across 15 offices, managing approximately $23 billion across 115 transactions in 2024.