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07 April 2010HOULIHAN LOKEY CONTINUES HIRING SURGE AND NAMES WILLIAM HOOD A DIRECTOR IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS
NEW YORK – April 7, 2010 – Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank, announced today that William S.J. Hood has joined the firm’s Consumer, Food & Retail Group as a Director, focusing on the Consumer Products sector. Mr. Hood will be responsible for non-food consumer products including Personal Care, Consumer Health, Household Products and Housewares.
Mr. Hood brings almost eleven years of Consumer Products related M&A transaction experience to Houlihan Lokey. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Partner and Director at Sawaya Segalas, a firm he joined at its inception. Mr. Hood was also previously at PaineWebber where he executed M&A, equity and debt transactions for various companies.
His most recent transaction experience includes the sales of Beiersdorf's Futuro business to 3M Company, CNS (Breathe Right brand) to GlaxoSmithKline, Advantage Sales & Marketing to J.W. Childs and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, Punica to PepsiCo (Germany), Medtech to GTCR, and JB Williams to Combe, among many others.
“William is an excellent addition to our growing practice and will be instrumental in spearheading growth in several important consumer segments,” said Jay Novak, Head of the Consumer, Food & Retail Group. “We are excited to have William onboard. His deep industry relationships coupled with our global capabilities should enable him to provide even more value to his clients in the years to come,” added Scott Adelson, Co-Head of Corporate Finance and Senior Managing Director.
Mr. Hood received a B.Sc. from Georgetown University and is registered with FINRA as a General Securities Principal (Series 7 and 24) he also is a Limited Representative – Investment Banking (Series 79).
Houlihan Lokey is an international investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation serving clients for 40 years. The firm is ranked globally as the No. 1 restructuring advisor, the No. 1 M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 10 years, and the No. 1 M&A advisor for U.S. transactions under $1 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Houlihan Lokey has 14 offices and more than 800 employees in Europe, the United States and Asia. The firm serves more than 1,000 clients each year, ranging from closely held companies to Global 500 corporations.
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