Mr. von Bodman is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer Group, focusing on consumer health and well-being, personal care and beauty, as well as home and household.
Previously, Mr. von Bodman was a Managing Director at GCA Altium, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2021. Prior to joining GCA, he was with DC Advisory (previously Close Brothers Corporate Finance) in Frankfurt and London. As Head of the German Financial Sponsors Group at DC Advisory, he was also responsible for private equity clients within the German-speaking region.
Mr. von Bodman has advised on more than 100 transactions (M&A and fundraising mandates) in various European jurisdictions. His notable transactions include the sale of Netherlands-headquartered Alpine Hearing Protection (consumer health and well-being) to Gimv, the sale of fit (personal care, home and household) to Spanish-based BlueSun, the sale of Artdeco (personal care and beauty) to Italy-based Sodalis, the sale of U.S.-headquartered Unger Enterprises (home and household) to BISSELL, the sale of Sweden-based Smarteyes to GrandVision and Synoptik Foundation (consumer health and well-being), and the sale of KLAFS (consumer health and well-being) to U.S.-based Kohler.
Before he joined DC Advisory, he worked for Siemens in South Africa, UBS in Switzerland, and the Korea Exchange Bank in South Korea. Mr. von Bodman holds a dual degree (Dipl. Betriebswirt (FH)/MBA) from Fachhochschule Reutlingen and Portland State University.