Mr. Nycholat is a Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer Group, focusing on consumer health and wellness, beauty, and personal care. He has nearly a decade of investment banking and operational experience and has worked on a variety of engagements, including sellside and buyside M&A transactions and other corporate finance assignments. Mr. Nycholat is based in the firm’s New York office.
Mr. Nycholat has experience advising high-growth consumer brands, including the sales of SmartSweets to TPG Growth; Sufferfest Beer Co. to Sierra Nevada; and Kicking Horse Coffee to Lavazza.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Nycholat was Head of Corporate Development at SmartSweets. Before that, he was Head of Finance & Operations at Sufferfest Beer Co. Earlier, Mr. Nycholat worked as an investment banker at Piper Sandler in the Consumer Group in San Francisco.
Mr. Nycholat holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College.