Mr. Kolbrenner is a
Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group and leads the firm’s Engineering
& Construction practice. His recent transactions include sellside, buyside, financing,
restructuring, and strategic advisory engagements, as well as fair market
value, ESOP, fairness, and solvency opinions. Mr. Kolbrenner is a regular
speaker at industry gatherings, including those sponsored by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Associated Builders &
Contractors, Associated General Contractors, Construction Financial Managers
Association, Engineering News-Record, McGraw-Hill Construction, and many
others. He was recognized by Investment Dealers’ Digest as a
recipient of its “Forty Under Forty” award. Mr. Kolbrenner is based in the
firm’s Los Angeles office.
Before joining
Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Kolbrenner was an Associate in the asset securitization
group of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., where he was involved in structuring,
marketing, and executing medium- and short-term asset-backed securities
transactions. Previously, he was an Associate in the corporate department of
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he focused on M&A, corporate finance,
and financial derivatives.
Mr.
Kolbrenner is a board member of Hollygrove Family
Services, a nonprofit agency serving abused and neglected children in Los
Angeles. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’
Organization, Golden West chapter.
Mr. Kolbrenner
graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology from the University
of Colorado at Boulder and holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School.