Houlihan Lokey regularly values instruments in many of the least visible asset classes, particularly private credit. The Houlihan Lokey Private Performing Credit Index (PPCI) is derived from our extensive dataset of private credit valuations.
In this edition of The Takeaway, Burke Smith, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group, discusses the recent rise of interest within the time-critical logistics sector.
In this sector spotlight, readers can survey the impact of new challenges and opportunities arising and advancing at an exciting pace across an index of consumer verticals.
In this edition of The Takeaway, Disha Mehta, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group, discusses the current levels of M&A activity in the facilities and residential services sector, the sector’s attractive characteristics for investors, and what we can expect over the next few years as the space continues to grow and evolve.
In this edition of The Takeaway, Vieri Betti Guaraldi, Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Solutions, Italy, discusses how the rise of private credit is transforming Italy’s lending landscape—bridging funding gaps, offering flexible capital solutions, and signalling a broader shift toward an evolving and increasingly diversified financing ecosystem.
In this edition of The Takeaway, Matthew Dodd, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Accounting and Financial Reporting Advisory practice, and Daniel Klausner, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Capital Solutions Group, share their thoughts on the IPO landscape, the resurgence of dual-track processes, and key issues for companies considering a public listing in the current market.
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to present the 2024 Going Private Transaction Study (the “Study”). In this Study, we have summarized and analyzed 36 going private transactions announced in the calendar year ended December 31, 2024.
Houlihan Lokey spoke with Amanda Richardson, CEO of CoderPad, to explore how AI is influencing candidate behavior, shaping product innovation, challenging the very definition of coding skill in today’s job market, and providing opportunities. Here’s what she had to say.
In today's dynamic capital markets, venture debt has emerged as an essential financing tool for high-growth companies, offering flexible, minimally dilutive capital that can fuel rapid expansion.
In times of heightened geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, private market investors face renewed pressure to ensure that valuation processes remain robust, well-governed, and aligned with relevant fair value standards.
