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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) 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).
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.