Houlihan Lokey Advises Nations Capital

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce the successful completion of Nations Capital Inc.’s (NCI) majority investment from Gordon Brothers Group, LLC (Gordon Brothers). The transaction bolsters both firms’ existing commercial and industrial capabilities in North America, which include asset-focused solutions across valuations, dispositions, financing and investment. The transaction closed on July 27, 2023.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, has joined forces with NCI to expand the firms’ commercial and industrial market presence and serve a broader range of clients with holistic solutions.

NCI is a strategic partner to companies and clients across a wide range of commercial and industrial sectors, with a particular focus and expertise in finance, restructuring and insolvency. The company provides capital, advisory services and infrastructure to guide clients through change and growth. NCI has completed and managed large transactions in the transportation, oil and gas, mining, construction and consumer products sectors. NCI’s management team will remain as equity owners and continue to lead the firm in providing its customers, clients and partners with the same robust suite of services it has delivered since its founding.

Since 1903, Gordon Brothers has helped lenders, management teams, advisors and investors move forward through change. The firm brings a powerful combination of expertise and capital to clients, developing customized solutions on an integrated or standalone basis across four services areas: valuations, dispositions, financing and investment. Whether to fuel growth or facilitate strategic consolidation, Gordon Brothers partners with companies in the retail, commercial and industrial sectors to provide maximum liquidity, put assets to their highest and best use and mitigate liabilities. The firm conducts more than $100 billion worth of dispositions and appraisals annually and provides both short- and long-term capital to clients undergoing transformation. Gordon Brothers lends against and invests in brands, real estate, inventory, receivables, machinery, equipment and other assets, both together and individually, to provide clients liquidity solutions beyond its market-leading disposition and appraisal services. The firm is headquartered in Boston, with over 30 offices across five continents.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to NCI.