Mr. Salmini is Global Head of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and Management Committee. He is responsible for leading the firm’s global team of more than 30 coverage officers. Mr. Salmini manages relationships with financial sponsors that have aggregate assets under management of more than $250 billion. He is based in the firm’s New York office.
Mr. Salmini joined Houlihan Lokey in 1997 and became part of the Financial Sponsors Group shortly after its formation in 2003. From 1999 through 2002, he primarily worked with Sunrise Capital Partners, a private equity firm affiliated with Houlihan Lokey. Prior to that, Mr. Salmini advised private equity-owned and family-owned businesses on M&A transactions, financial restructurings, and valuation matters.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Salmini worked at Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank.
Mr. Salmini earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Richmond.