Mr. Chastaine is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business, where he is active in the Transaction Opinions practice. He is based in the firm’s New York office.
Mr. Chastaine is responsible for M&A advisory, special committee representation, providing fairness and solvency opinions, and valuing public and private securities and closely held companies. His clients include Fortune 50 corporations, middle-market public and private companies, family-owned businesses, and start-up ventures, and are spread across a variety of industries.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Chastaine was a Senior Associate at Willamette Management Associates, a national valuation advisory and economic analysis firm headquartered in Chicago. During his seven years with Willamette Management Associates, he gained extensive experience in providing business and intangible asset valuations for purposes of dispute resolution, corporate planning, and general financial reporting matters.
Mr. Chastaine received a B.S. in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.