Mr. Nero is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Services Group. He is based in the firm’s Chicago office.
Mr. Nero’s transaction experience prior to joining Houlihan Lokey includes CopperPoint Insurance Companies’ acquisition of Alaska National, Heffernan Insurance Brokers’ minority equity investment from SkyKnight Capital, Propel Insurance’s partnership with Flexpoint Ford, Venture Insurance Program’s divestiture of The Suitelife to Ryan Specialty Group, and Worldwide Facilities’ recapitalization with Genstar Capital.
Previously, Mr. Nero was a senior member of Waller Helms Advisors, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2024. At Waller Helms Advisors, he advised clients across the insurance, insurance services, and healthcare services sectors but spent most of his time working with specialty insurance carriers, retail and wholesale insurance brokers, and MGAs/program managers. Before that, Mr. Nero was a Director within Macquarie Capital’s Financial Institutions Group. He began his career as a consultant with Accenture and worked at Aon within its retail brokerage division before joining Cochran Caronia Waller.
Mr. Nero holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Dayton and a Master of Management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.