Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is an independent, advisory-focused, global investment bank. Houlihan Lokey was founded in 1972 and is headquartered at Constellation Place in Century City, Los Angeles, California. The firm advises large public and closely held companies as well as institutions and governments. Its main service lines include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, restructuring and Distressed M&A, fairness opinions, and valuations. As of 2012, Houlihan Lokey employed over 850 employees worldwide.

In 2013, Houlihan Lokey was named the No. 1 Global Restructuring Advisor, the No. 1 U.S. M&A Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 10 Years, and the No. 1 M&A Advisor for U.S. Transactions Under $3 Billion by Thomson Reuters. The firm was also named the Best Bank to Work For the last four years by Vault.com, obtaining first place in over half of the categories including Employee Satisfaction, Compensation and Selectivity.

History

1970s

Houlihan Lokey was founded in Los Angeles in 1972 as a provider of general business advisory services to privately held companies. The 1974 passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act launched the firm’s valuation business by creating demand for independent valuations of private businesses, particularly those that had formed employee stock ownership programs.