Keiichiro Harada

Managing Director

Mr. Harada is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group. He has more than two decades of experience in financial restructuring and M&A advisory. Mr. Harada is based in the firm’s Tokyo office.

Previously, Mr. Harada was an Executive Director at GCA Corporation, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2021. While at GCA, he executed a variety of M&A transactions involving financial restructuring, special situations (hostile takeover/defense), carve-outs, LBO financing, startup acquisitions, etc. In recent years, Mr. Harada has led the financial sponsors coverage practice in Japan with his wide network of private equity funds and general trading houses.

Prior to GCA, Mr. Harada focused on various corporate turnaround projects at the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan, a government-sponsored private equity firm specializing in recapitalization and turnaround investments. Before this, he performed audit and financial due diligence for clients at a major accounting firm.

Mr. Harada holds a B.A. in Business and Commerce from Keio University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Japan.

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