Mr. Kauppila is a Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer Group. His responsibilities include all aspects of deal execution, such as financial modeling, due diligence, deal coordination, and creating marketing materials. Mr. Kauppila is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
While at Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kauppila has been involved in the acquisition of Lucky Strike Entertainment by Bowlero; the sale of World Choice Investments (dba Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage) to ZMC; the sale of Five Star Parks & Attractions to Court Square Capital Partners; the sale of Mesmerize Media to MJH Life Sciences, a portfolio company of BDT Capital Partners; and the sale of The TEAM Companies to Cast & Crew, a portfolio company of EQT.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kauppila was a Finance Manager at Western Digital Corporation. As part of the Financial Planning & Analysis team, he managed the financial forecasting process and held P&L responsibilities.
Mr. Kauppila holds a B.A. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where he was on the Dean’s List.