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Houlihan Lokey in Dubai

Houlihan Lokey’s global market knowledge and deep relationships enable our Dubai team to bring a wide range of corporate finance and advisory services to clients across the Middle East region. The Dubai office offers clients the full suite of Houlihan Lokey’s services, including M&A, capital markets, financial and valuation advisory services, and restructuring.

Houlihan Lokey Worldwide

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past nine consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past ten consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG (formerly Refinitiv).

Contact Us

Andy Cairns Managing Director Head of Middle East and Africa, Capital Markets
Andy Cairns
Rouzbeh Fazlinejad Managing Director Head of Middle East and North Africa, Oil & Gas
Rouzbeh Fazlinejad
Arun Reddy Managing Director Head of Middle East and Africa, Special Situations and Real Estate
Arun Reddy

Achievements

Houlihan Lokey has been consistently named the No. 1 investment bank in its class for the past 11 years. Our accomplishments reflect our commitment to creating value for our clients.

Current Rankings

No. 1 Investment Bank for Global M&A Transactions*
No. 1 Global Investment Banking Restructuring Advisor
No. 1 Global M&A Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 25 Years**
No. 1 U.S. M&A Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 25 Years**
No. 1 M&A Advisor for All U.S. Transactions
No. 1 Global Private Equity M&A Advisor (Source: PitchBook.com)*

 

Source: LSEG (formerly Refinitiv). (unless noted)
*Excludes accounting firms and brokers.
**Announced or completed transactions.

2024 Awards
  • European Corporate Finance House of the Year—Real Deals Private Equity Awards 
  • Best Valuations Firm for Hard to Value Assets—With Intelligence HFM European Services Awards
  • Investment Bank of the Year for Restructuring—The Banker's Investment Banking Awards
  • Best Valuations Firm—With Intelligence HFM Asian Services Awards
2023 Awards
  • Best Valuations Firm for Hard to Value Assets—With Intelligence HFM European Services Awards 
  • Best Valuations Firm for Hard to Value Assets—With Intelligence HFM U.S. Services Awards–With Intelligence HFM European Services Awards
  • Best Valuations Firm for Hard to Value Assets—With Intelligence HFM Asian Services Awards   
  • Best CLO Valuation Service—Creditflux 2023 CLO Census  
  • Germany Financial Adviser of the Year—Mergermarket European M&A Awards  
  • Mid-Market M&A Bank of the Year in EMEA—GlobalCapital Equity and M&A Awards  
2022 Awards
  • Restructuring Deal of the Year for Europe – Intralot—The Banker’s Deals of the Year 2022
  • Restructuring Deal of the Year for Africa – Petra Diamonds—The Banker’s Deals of the Year 2022
2021 Awards
  • Investment Bank of the Year for Restructuring—The Banker
  • Best Valuations Firm for Hard to Value Assets—HFM European Services Awards
  • Restructuring Deal of the Year for Europe – Swissport International—The Banker’s Deals of the Year 2021
  • Cross-Border Restructuring of the Year ($500 Million–$1 Billion) – Restructuring of GNC—The M&A Advisor
  • Mega Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year – Murray Energy Holdings Co.—Turnaround Management Association
  • International Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year – Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd.—Turnaround Management Association
  • International Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year – Swissport International—Turnaround Management Association
  • Best Loan Restructuring House—GlobalCapital Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards

Offices