Mr. Kavney is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Board and Special Committee Advisory and Transaction Opinions practices within the firm’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business. He primarily advises boards of directors, special committees, general partners, and other stakeholders in evaluating transaction proposals as well as understanding critical deal-related issues. He is based in the firm's Atlanta office.
Mr. Kavney is experienced in providing fairness, solvency, and other transaction opinions to public and private clients on reverse mergers, take-privates, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and securities issuances across a variety of industries. He has substantial experience analyzing transactions, including conflict-prone situations involving issues of corporate governance.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kavney was awarded an investment banking summer analyst position at Wells Fargo Securities.
Mr. Kavney graduated with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate of Finance. He is a current member of the board of directors of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.