Houlihan Lokey Files for IPO

Banking, finance, and taxes

Published: July 13, 2015 1:55 pm

Last Updated: July 13, 2015 1:57 pm

Houlihan Lokey Inc. has filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its initial public offering (IPO). No terms were given in the filing, but the offering is valued up to $100 million. The company intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HLI.

The underwriters for the offering are Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; UBS Investment Bank; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods; Houlihan Lokey; Sandler O’Neill + Partners; and JMP Securities.

The company is a global independent investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financings, financial restructurings and financial advisory services. Through its offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, it serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including corporations, financial sponsors and government agencies.

The services are marketed through its product areas, industry groups and financial sponsors group, serving its clients in three primary business practices: Corporate Finance (encompassing M&A and capital markets advisory), Financial Restructuring (both out-of-court and in formal bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) and Financial Advisory Services (including financial opinions and a variety of valuation and financial consulting services).

At the end of March, Houlihan Lokey had a team of 668 financial professionals across 17 offices globally and an additional three offices through its joint ventures, serving approximately 800 clients annually over the past several years, ranging from closely held companies to Fortune Global 500 corporations.

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Houlihan Lokey described some of its achievements in the filing:

Our Corporate Finance group is the leading M&A and capital markets advisor for mid-cap transactions. We were ranked the #1 M&A advisor for United States transactions under $5 billion in 2014 and we have been the #1 M&A advisor for United States mid-cap transactions every year for the last nine years (2006-2014).

From fiscal 2000 to 2015, the company’s revenues grew to $680.9 million from $144.1 million, and the net income during the same period grew to $79.9 million from $15.6 million.

The company will not receive any proceeds from the offering; instead, the selling stockholders, ORIX USA and the HL Holders, will receive the proceeds.

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