Houlihan Lokey has successfully completed the integration of GCA Corporation (GCA). Following the acquisition of the US company's shares in November, the two companies will operate under the brand of the Los Angeles-based investment bank, establishing global leadership in technology and corporate finance for midcaps. While the transition of the brand in Asia is expected to take place in early 2022.
Following the integration, Houlihan Lokey is currently: consultant for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology sector with the highest number of professionals (220), but also the number one M&A advisor globally excluding the big four with 326 deals second to Mergermakets, placing ahead of Goldman Sachs (302 deals), Morgan Stanley (249) JP Morgan (233) and Rothschild & Co (233)
Furthermore, HL wins the title of first consultant for the private equity globally, with 153 deals according to Pitchbook, climbing the rankings, with Lincoln International (103), Kpmg (99), Goldman Sachs (79) and William Blair & Company (71).
Scott Beiser, CEO of Houlihan Lokey, said: “The exceptional cultural complementarity between the two companies has already contributed significantly to the success of our integration, and we look forward to working together with our new partners in Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific region and to realize the substantial benefits this union has created,” he added.
“Houlihan Lokey is now the world's most active technology advisor, as well as the global leader for industrial, business services, consumer, food and retail, healthcare and financial services M&A deals. This combination has also created the largest private capital markets advisory group among our peers,” he said Scott Adelson, co-chair of Houlihan Lokey.
“The arrival of these talented colleagues makes us geographically one of the largest advisors in Europe and solidifies our position as the most active M&A advisor in the US. Additionally, we now have an expanded offering platform on which to grow our business in the Asia-Pacific region,” concluded Adelson.
In Italy Houlihan Lokey is led by Matthew Manfredi (co-head corporate finance, Europe and co-head corporate finance Italy) with the managing directors Peter Braicovich e Andre Pichler, co-head corporate finance Italy.
