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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) 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.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced two senior hires to expand its European specialty distribution capabilities on February 3, 2026. Philipp Widmann joins as Managing Director and Henning Stoltze as Director in Frankfurt, both from Baird, to build a cross‑border specialty distribution practice aligned with the firm’s global Industrials Group.
The appointments aim to deepen subsector expertise, strengthen client relationships across Europe and North America, and follow recent regional hires that reinforce the firm’s market leadership in industrials advisory.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) reported Q3 FY2026 revenues of $717.1M and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.70 (adjusted EPS $1.94). The board declared a $0.60 quarterly dividend; share repurchases of ~418,000 occurred in the quarter.
Revenues rose across segments: Corporate Finance +12%, Financial Restructuring +19%, and Financial & Valuation Advisory +6% versus prior-year quarter.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) announced that Mark Ward has joined as a Managing Director in its Business Services Group, based in Manchester and London, focusing on expanding IT services coverage across Europe.
Mr. Ward brings more than 14 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience from DC Advisory, Clearwater International, and PwC, and will work with Malte Abrams and senior colleagues to deepen sector expertise. The Business Services Group was ranked No. 1 for global business services M&A in 2025 with 92 deals.
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.