Ms. Hanafin is a Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services practice, focusing on the financial services sector. She has more than 15 years of experience leading global and domestic buyside, sellside, and related transaction advisory services for clients on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, and industry roll-ups within the financial services sector. Ms. Hanafin is based in the firm’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Ms. Hanafin was a Director in KPMG’s Deal Advisory practice, where she provided buyside and sellside financial due diligence services to several of KPMG’s largest global private equity and corporate accounts. She began her career in Dublin, Ireland, where she worked in KPMG’s Financial Services audit practice for six years.
Ms. Hanafin holds a B.Com (with first class honors) in Economics with a minor in Accounting from University College Cork in Ireland. She holds the designation of Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland.