Mr. Desai is a Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services practice. He focuses on providing buyside and sellside financial due diligence and advisory services to both private equity and corporate clients across a variety of sectors, including energy, industrials, and infrastructure. He is based in the firm’s Houston office.
Mr. Desai has worked on numerous acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-out transactions. His transaction due diligence experience covers a wide range of M&A issues, including quality of earnings, net working capital, net indebtedness, operational analysis, and NWC close support.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Desai worked in KPMG’s Audit and Deal Advisory practice. While there, he primarily performed financial statement audits and supported sponsor clients throughout the manufacturing, distribution, industrials, and financial services sectors.
Mr. Desai holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and an M.S. in Financial Management from Texas A&M University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.