Mr. Gillespie is a Managing Director and Co-Head of European Sponsor Coverage within Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group. He is based in the firm’s London office.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Gillespie was Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage at Cannacord Genuity in London. Previously, he led the coverage and origination efforts of private equity firms at KPMG in London and Asia. He was also in charge of advising clients developing Asian growth initiatives as part of the KPMG global private equity network.
Mr. Gillespie holds a B.A. in Medieval and Modern History from the University of Birmingham.