Government Services and Technology
The government services and technology sector, which operates within Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group, 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 transaction quality and client work benefit from our company culture, where financial professionals are highly engaged in the execution of client projects, and from our experience as leaders in the market for more than a decade, which has given our professionals valuable exposure to a variety of situations and challenges. In 2023, our Industrials Group was ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for global industrials transactions under $1 billion.
| Advisor | Deals |
|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 62 |
| Rothschild | 58 |
| ICBC | 49 |
| Lincoln International | 45 |
| Lazard | 42 |
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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
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Selected Transactions
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Louis Berger Services, Inc. (LBS), a subsidiary of WSP Global Inc. (WSP), has been acquired by Versar Inc., a portfolio company of Kingswood Capital Management (Kingswood). The transaction closed on August 4, 2023.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., LBS specializes in mission-essential operations and maintenance services for complex assets and infrastructure. The business employs approximately 1,400 people across some of the most geographically important military bases and civilian facilities around the globe. WSP acquired LBS as part of the Louis Berger transaction in 2018.
As one of the largest professional services firms in the world, WSP provides strategic advisory, engineering, and design services to clients seeking sustainable solutions in the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, and mining sectors. Its 68,000 trusted professionals are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities it serves through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.
Versar is a global engineering, environmental, and security services company delivering high-value solutions to vital programs in the natural, built, and digital environments. Versar has three operating segments including Environment and Sustainability, National Security, and Installation Management and Support Services.
Kingswood Capital Management is an operationally focused private investment firm primarily focused on investing in businesses in transition. The acquisition of LBS represents Kingswood’s fifth investment in the government services sector since 2017.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to WSP and marketed, structured, and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the corporation.
Houlihan Lokey’s Government Services and Technology team is part of the firm's broader Aerospace, Defense, and Government practice, which has a staff of approximately 30 financial staff in Washington, D.C., London, and Los Angeles and is among the largest dedicated industry banking groups worldwide.
