Ms. Zhao is a Senior Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance business. She is based in the firm’s Beijing office.
Ms. Zhao has six years of experience advising clients on going-privates, related-party transactions, fairness opinions, valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and other transaction-related financial advisory services. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, she was a Vice President on Duff & Phelps’ Corporate Finance team.
Ms. Zhao’s recent experience includes acting as 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.