Mr. Kent is a Managing
Director in Houlihan
Lokey’s Business Services Group and leads the firm’s Testing, Inspection,
Certification & Compliance practice areas. He is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
During his career as
an investment banker, Mr. Kent has advised many leading companies in all facets
of their business, including M&A, debt and equity recapitalizations, and
traditional debt, equity, and equity-linked financings. Over the course of his
tenure at the firm, he has been involved in a wide range of domestic and
cross-border transactions across a variety of industries, including aerospace
& defense, industrials, and engineering & construction. He has
extensive cross-border experience working with clients in Europe, Asia, and
Australia.
Before joining
Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kent worked in Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s Investment
Banking Division, where he focused on M&A, leveraged finance, and financing
opportunities in the consumer, retail, restaurant, industrials, and technology
industries. Previously, he was with CIBC World Markets Technology Investment
Banking Group. Mr. Kent was selected by Los
Angeles Business Journal as one of 2013’s Most Influential M&A
Advisors.
Mr. Kent earned a
B.A., magna cum laude, from Brandeis
University and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University
of California, Los Angeles.