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12 May 2010HOULIHAN LOKEY TO HOST 5TH ANNUAL GLOBAL INDUSTRIALS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK
Event Will Focus on Industrial Growth Opportunities in the New Decade
NEW YORK – May 12, 2010 – Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank, will hold its 5th Annual Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
This year’s event, hosted in partnership with Knight Capital Group, will focus on growth opportunities at the dawn of a new decade. Approximately 40 public and private companies are scheduled to make presentations and more than 800 executives are expected to attend.
“This is an excellent forum to build relationships, expand industry contacts and gain insights into successful strategies across several key industries,” said Bill Peluchiwski, Co‐Head of the Industrials Group at Houlihan Lokey. “The conference will provide a dynamic platform for capital providers and companies alike to explore their options.”
“And this year, for the first time, we are delighted to partner with Knight, a global capital markets firm that provides trade execution capabilities across multiple asset classes,” added Jim Lavelle, Co‐Head of the Industrials Group. “With Knight’s involvement, we will offer an expanded conference experience by hosting special tracks dedicated to public and private presenting companies.”
In addition to the company presentations, Houlihan Lokey and Knight will host panel discussions addressing the following timely issues:
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Current State of the Market and Outlook for 2010 and 2011
- Capital Markets: Out of the Darkness and Into the Glaring Sun – Return of the Debt and Equity Financing Markets
- Government’s New Role in the Private Sector: Implications for Healthcare, Taxes and the Environment
The following industry sectors will be represented at the conference: Metals & Mining, Industrial& Environmental Technologies, Chemicals, Capital Goods, Plastics & Packaging, and Automotive& Transportation.
Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group is a leader in the financial services industry, ascending the league tables for the past several years. In 2009, Thomson Reuters ranked Houlihan Lokey the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. Industrial transactions.
For more information about attending the conference, contact a Houlihan Lokey representative at (866)321‐1766 or GIConference@HL.com. For an updated list of presenting companies, please click on the following link:
http://www.hl.com/conference/GIC2010/registration/speakers.asp
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.
For press inquiries, contact Andrea Hewitt at +44 (0) 20 7747 2744 or Dennis Moore
at +1 310 788 5364.
It is not known whether the listed clients approve or disapprove of Houlihan Lokey or the advisory services provided.
