Houlihan Lokey Advises Stan Johnson Company

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Stan Johnson Company has been acquired by Northmarq. The transaction closed on October 12, 2022.

Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stan Johnson Company provides commercial real estate brokerage services across the United States. The company is a leader in the middle market and focuses on investment sales opportunities in the net lease sector. Stan Johnson Company brokered $4 billion of commercial real estate across 742 transactions in 2021.

Northmarq is the largest privately owned provider of commercial real estate services in the country. Founded in 1962, Northmarq provides loan servicing, debt and equity capital markets, investment sales, and fund management services to clients. Northmarq’s loan servicing portfolio is more than $70 billion.

This strategic combination is a marriage of complementary core competencies, structural synergies, and cultural alignment, propelling Northmarq’s growth strategy. The transaction is representative of a broader trend of consolidation in the real estate services sector.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Stan Johnson Company and assisted in marketing, structuring, and negotiating this transaction on its behalf.