Houlihan Lokey Expands Financial Sponsors Coverage Capabilities with Experienced Hire
26 Marzo 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Valerie Shapiro Joins as a Managing Director to Cover Credit
Investors
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank,
announced today that Val Shapiro has joined the firm’s Financial
Sponsors Group as a Managing Director to support and expand the
team’s credit coverage efforts, focusing on alternative asset
managers, hedge funds, credit funds, and collateralized loan
obligations. She is based in New York.
“We are absolutely delighted that Val has chosen to bring her
deep experience and extensive market relationships to the Houlihan
Lokey team. Her credibility among credit investors, technical
expertise, and transaction experience required to address the needs
of clients who are facing large and complex distressed situations,
alongside an outstanding network of industry relationships in the
credit space, will prove tremendously beneficial to our clients as
we continue to enhance our credit coverage capabilities,” said
Kevin Salmini, Global Head of the Financial Sponsors Group at
Houlihan Lokey.
Ms. Shapiro has joined from Ankura Consulting, where she was a
Senior Managing Director in its Turnaround & Restructuring
Group and head of the firm’s Revenue team. Prior to Ankura, she was
a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, managing
leveraged loan and high-yield bond investments for issuers across
several sectors, including food and beverage, retail, industrials,
and business services, among others. Ms. Shapiro also has held
roles at Onex Credit Partners and Deutsche Bank.
“Val’s buyside background in credit investing across the
distressed investing marketplace adds unique and valuable
specialist expertise that meaningfully enhances the advice we can
offer our clients. Her approach to client service is a perfect
match with our corporate culture, and we’re excited that she has
joined what is now among the largest credit advisory teams in
financial services,” said John Mavredakis, Chairman of Houlihan
Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group.
“Houlihan Lokey’s team-oriented, client-centric ethos and its
ability to draw from its vast array of services to guide its
clients to success is incredibly compelling. I am excited to
partner with my colleagues in Financial Sponsors, Financial
Restructuring, and Capital Markets to continue to deliver superior
advice to our client base around the world,” said Ms. Shapiro.
Houlihan Lokey is among the leading advisors to alternative
capital providers, and our Financial Sponsors Group is the largest
of its kind. Our global team of 30 senior bankers in seven
countries manages close to 2,000 relationships around the world,
from private equity to credit funds and family offices to sovereign
wealth funds. Ms. Shapiro becomes the sixth professional within the
Financial Sponsors Group delivering focused, bespoke advice to our
global credit-oriented client base.
About Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with
expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial
restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm
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).
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