Mr. Cessna is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business, where he is part of the Portfolio Valuation practice. He focuses on the valuation of illiquid private credit investments for private credit managers, business development companies, and other institutional clients. Mr. Cessna leads the firm’s Private Credit DataBank effort, a proprietary loan-level dataset used to benchmark private credit pricing, spreads, and performance. In addition to his valuation work, he leads business development efforts and helps shape the firm’s technology strategy for delivering data and analytics to clients. Mr. Cessna is based in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Cessna worked at Bennett Thrasher, where he performed audit and advisory services.
Mr. Cessna holds a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from Auburn University and an MSA from Wake Forest University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder.