Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Inc. · Los Angeles, CA United States

Investment banker Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin soldiers on for mergers on the economic front. Operating as Houlihan Lokey, the firm provides advisory services for primarily mid-market companies involved in mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including the sale of distressed assets and other turnaround situations. Houlihan Lokey also raises private and public equity for mid-sized private and small-cap public companies. The company has ranked among the country's top 20 M&A advisors for more than a decade; in 2007 it ranked first among US investment banks for M&A deals under $1.25 billion. Early that year Japanese financial services company ORIX acquired control of the company. To read the full description, subscribe now.