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Specialty Consulting and Risk Services

The specialty consulting and risk services sector operates within Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group, which has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital-raising, restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services.

Our clients run the gamut from early-stage businesses and midsized companies to large, publicly traded corporations. We understand that an industry driven by innovation and change requires the sophistication of an advisor who can think ahead of the market and utilize solid industry relationships to help advance your vision. We optimize client outcomes by running executed, competitive processes, by focusing on deep domain knowledge to position for synergy and scarcity value, and by leveraging our world-class strategic and private equity access to bring the right senior decision-makers to the negotiation table.

2023 M&A Advisory Rankings—All Global Business Services Transactions
Source: LSEG (formerly Refinitiv).
Excludes accounting firms and brokers.
Advisor Deals
Houlihan Lokey 63
Rothschild 46
Lincoln International 32
Clearwater International 31
Goldman Sachs 27

Subsectors

How We Can Help

Our firm is extremely well equipped to help our clients navigate uncertainty and capitalize on opportunity. We respond quickly to challenging situations and are constantly helping clients analyze, structure, negotiate, and execute the best possible solutions from both strategic and financial perspectives.

Corporate Finance

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Private Funds Advisory
  • Board Advisory Services

Financial Restructuring

  • Company Advisory
  • Creditor Advisory

Financial and Valuation Advisory

  • Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory
  • Transaction Opinions
  • Corporate Valuation Advisory Services
  • Transaction Advisory Services
  • Real Estate Valuation and Advisory
  • Dispute Resolution Consulting

Contact Us

James Rekas Managing Director
James Rekas
Oliver Vaughan Managing Director
Oliver Vaughan
Axel Bauer Managing Director
Axel Bauer