Mr. Atherton is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s FinTech Group, focused on M&A and capital-raising advisory for high-growth software companies with coverage focus across governance, risk, and compliance as well as supply chain management. He has more than two decades of experience in technology investment banking and principal investing. Mr. Atherton is based in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Atherton was a Partner at Union Square Advisors, where he advised clients in the technology and FinTech sectors on M&A and capital-raising transactions. Before that, he was a Vice President in the Technology group at RBC Capital Markets, focused on M&A and debt and equity capital raises. Earlier, Mr. Atherton was an Associate in Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group, providing equity and debt capital to technology companies. Mr. Atherton began his career at Shattuck Hammond Partners, a healthcare investment bank, which was acquired by Raymond James.
Mr. Atherton holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.