ACHIEVEMENTS
No. 1 for a reason
Houlihan Lokey has been named the No. 1 investment bank in its class consistently, for the past 10 years. Our accolades reflect our commitment to creating value for our clients.
Rankings
No. 1 M&A Advisor for U.S. Transactions Under $3 Billion—Thomson Reuters
No. 1 Global M&A Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 10 Years—Thomson Reuters
No. 1 Global Investment Banking Restructuring Advisor—Thomson Reuters
2010
Acquisitions Monthly Awards
- Restructuring Deal of the Year for “Monier Group”
2009
The M&A Advisor’s M&A Awards
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year
- Upper Middle-Market Deal of the Year ($250 million and above) for the Acquisition of BearingPoint North American Public Services Business by Deloitte
- Real Estate Deal of the Year for the Sale of GMAC Home Services, LLC to Brookfield Asset Management
- Industrial Goods and Basic Resources Deal of the Year for the Acquisition of Holopack International Corp. by Olympus Partners
- Consumer and Retail Products ($100 million and above) Deal of the Year for the Acquisition of Earthbound Farm by HM Capital
- Professional Services (B-2-B Focus) Deal of the Year for the Acquisition of BearingPoint North American Public Services by Deloitte
The M&A Advisor’s Global M&A Awards
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year (Americas region)
- Corporate/Strategic Acquisition Deal of the Year (Americas region) for the Acquisition of Abebooks by Amazon.com
- Deal of the Year (Asia, Middle-East, Africa and Oceania region) for the Acquisition of Peak International Ltd. by S&G Company
- Information Technology Deal of the Year (Asia, Middle-East, Africa and Oceania region) for the Acquisition of Peak International Ltd. by S&G Company
The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year
Mergers & Acquisitions Journal
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year
EuroWeek’s Syndicated & Leveraged Finance Awards
- Best Loan Restructuring Adviser
International Financing Review Awards
Investment Dealers’ Digest Awards
- Restructuring Deal of the Year Award for “CIT Group Inc.”
Turnaround Atlas Awards
- Firm of the Year Award: Distressed M&A Financial Advisor of the Year
- Sector Achievement Award: Retail Products & Services Turnaround of the Year: Reorganization of Hancock Fabrics
Vault Top 50 Banking Employers
- No. 1 Best Employers to Work For
- No. 1 Relationship with Managers
Here is the City News
- Best Place to Work in the Global Financial Markets 2009
2008
- No. 1 M&A Advisor for U.S. Transactions Under $2 Billion—Thomson Reuters
- No. 1 Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 10 Years—Thomson Reuters
- No. 1 Investment Banking Restructuring Advisor—TheDeal.com Pipeline
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year—The M&A Advisor
- Mid-Market Financial Advisor of the Year, United States—The Financial Times/Mergermarket
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year—The M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
- European Turnaround and Restructuring Advisor of the Year—Private Equity News
- Turnaround and Restructuring Adviser of the Year—Financial News European Private Equity Excellence in Advisory Services Award
- Best Employer to Work For in Investment Banking—Vault
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year for Financing—The M&A Advisor
- Middle-Market M&A Financing Deal of the Year—The M&A Advisor
- Equity Financing Deal of the Year—The M&A Advisor
- Debt Financing Deal of the Year—The M&A Advisor
- Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year—The M&A Advisor
2007
- No. 1 M&A Advisor for U.S. Transactions Under $1 Billion—Thomson Reuters
- No. 1 Restructuring Investment Banking Firm—TheDeal.com
- Best Employer to Work For in Investment Banking—Vault
2006
- Investment Banking Firm of the Year—The M&A Advisor
- Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring House of the Year—International Financing Review
- Middle-Market Investment Bank of the Year—Buyouts
2005
- Middle-Market Investment Bank of the Year—Buyouts
- Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring House of the Year—International Financing Review
- Readers of Private Equity International named Houlihan Lokey one of North America’s top three M&A advisors of the year.
- Houlihan Lokey earned the second-highest premiums for its clients in 2004 transactions, according to a Bloomberg Markets report.
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