Mr. Adukia is a Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business, specializing in portfolio valuation and advisory services for structured products and illiquid credit and equity instruments. His expertise spans nonperforming and reperforming loan pools, growth equity, aviation asset-backed securities, and aircraft lease portfolios. Mr. Adukia is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Adukia was a Senior Associate at Duff & Phelps in its Corporate Finance division. While there, he advised U.S. and India-based private equity firms, investment banks, and strategic buyers on M&A transactions across industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and technology.
Mr. Adukia holds a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and an M.S. in Quantitative Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant in India.