Mr. Kolasa is a Senior Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group, focusing on media, sports, and entertainment. He is responsible for M&A advisory, special committee representation, strategic alternatives, fairness and solvency opinions, and the valuation of public and private closely held companies. Mr. Kolasa’s former clients include Fortune 100 corporations, public and private companies, family-owned businesses, and startup ventures. In addition, his transaction advisory experience includes M&A due diligence for both strategic and financial buyers. Mr. Kolasa is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Mr. Kolasa has worked extensively with leading media, sports, and entertainment companies, such as 21st Century Fox, Concord Music, Conde Nast, Endeavor Holdings, Gray Television, Gersh, Golden Globes, Hasbro, Lionsgate, MGM, Kobalt Music, ION Media, Relativity Media, Reddit, SESAC, Sony Pictures, TKO, Topps Corp., Univision, and Wasserman. He has also worked with numerous professional sports franchises across the NBA, MLB, NFL, MLS, and various European football clubs. Mr. Kolasa has extensive experience with intellectual property.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kolasa worked at Deloitte Advisory as a Senior Consultant, where he served clients in various industries, including TMT, aerospace and defense, biotechnology, and real estate.
Mr. Kolasa holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Finance, and Economics from the University of Connecticut. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant (now inactive) in the state of Connecticut.