Mr. O’Donnell is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Board and Special Committee Advisory practice as well as the Power & Utilities Group. He is based in the firm’s Dallas office.
Mr. O’Donnell has nearly two decades of experience advising companies in a variety of situations, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, recapitalizations, restructurings, spinoffs, asset sales, and strategic alternatives assessments. He is also experienced in business and securities valuations and corporate governance, specializing in fairness, solvency, and other transaction-based opinions. His clients are typically boards of directors, special committees, and other fiduciaries seeking advice for evaluating proposals and understanding critical transaction issues.
Previously, Mr. O’Donnell was based in Houlihan Lokey’s Hong Kong office and led the firm’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business in Asia for five years. Prior to that, he worked in the firm’s Los Angeles office for three years.
Mr. O’Donnell earned a B.A. in Business and Economics from Brown University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the CFA Institute and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.