Ms. Zhao is a Senior Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance business. She is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
She has more than a decade of experience advising clients on going-private transactions, related-party transactions, fairness opinions, valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and other transaction-related financial advisory services. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Ms. Zhao was a Vice President on Duff & Phelps’ Corporate Finance team.
Ms. Zhao’s notable experience includes acting as a financial advisor and providing fairness opinions to special committees in going-private transactions, including China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., Sogou Inc., Newater Technology, Inc., SORL Auto Parts, Inc., Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd., Sinovac Biotech Ltd., Zhaopin Ltd., Ku6 Media Co., Ltd., E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc., eLong Inc., and Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd. In addition, she has worked on various related-party transactions advising boards and independent fiduciaries, including Yiren Digital Ltd., JD.com, Inc., Cheetah Mobile Inc., China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., and Origin Agritech Ltd.
Ms. Zhao earned a B.A. in Economics from Southwest University of Political Science & Law and an M.A. in Financial Information Service from Peking University. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.