Mr.
Smith is Head of Houlihan Lokey’s National Accounting and Financial Reporting
Advisory service offering based out of Chicago and has over 15 years of experience serving
clients
in the U.S.
and U.K. as well as internationally. Mr. Smith is dedicated to providing corporate
and
financial sponsor clients with accounting and financial reporting advisory services
in
conjunction with private and public market M&A, strategic alliances,
divestitures, and financial restructurings
as
well as accessing the global capital markets through private and public debt
and equity raises.
As
part of Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services practice, Mr. Smith’s
role includes giving
insights on financial reporting matters involving U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and other
international GAAP matters; providing practical advice in the drafting of
offering memoranda, credit agreements, registration statements, and other
financial reporting matters; and assisting clients in executing domestic and
cross-border transactions.
Mr.
Smith has
executed several domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures for clients,
delivering
specific advice related to regulatory compliance, carve-out methodology,
purchase accounting, pro forma preparation, technical accounting advisory,
and
GAAP difference identification and adjustments. He has also executed and
managed multiple engagements regarding both public and private initial equity
offerings and secondary spinoffs in the United States and internationally,
including
driving issue resolution between bankers, lawyers, auditors,
and
advisors
as
well as serving in a project management capacity.
Mr.
Smith holds
a B.S.
in Finance and Accounting from
the
Kelley
School of Business at Indiana University,
where he graduated with
distinction.
He
is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois and a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA
Society.