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ADVISOR DEALS
Houlihan Lokey 458
Goldman Sachs 441
Rothschild 400
JP Morgan 364
Morgan Stanley 357
2025 M&A Advisory Rankings—All Global Transactions
Source: LSEG. Excludes accounting firms and brokers.

Houlihan Lokey is a leading global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory.

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Transactions

Applied Technical Services, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has been acquired by SGS

Sellside Advisor

Color Wow has been acquired by L'Oréal

Sellside Advisor

Schön Klinik SE has placed a €685m Term Loan B (€335m upsized, €350m repriced) and a new €180m RCF to refinance existing debt

€685,000,000 Term Loan B €180,000,000 RCF

Financing Advisor

NSM Insurance Group, a portfolio company of Carlyle, has sold its U.S. commercial insurance division to New Mountain Capital

Sellside Advisor

oneZero, a portfolio company of Lovell Minnick Partners, has received an investment from Golden Gate Capital

Sellside Advisor

Vital Care Infusion Services, a portfolio company of Linden, has received a strategic investment from Berkshire Partners and LGP

Sellside Advisor

Yokohama Rubber acquired the Off-the-Road tire business of Goodyear

Buyside Advisor

Hg Capital has acquired Permira's stake in P&I AG

Buyside Advisor

Clearlake and Insight Partners have acquired Alteryx

$4.4 Billion

Buyside Advisor

Quest Software has successfully completed a liability management transaction that addressed $3.8bn of debt and provided $350mm of new money financing from existing lenders

Secured Creditor Advisor

Bitfarms has acquired Stronghold Digital Mining

Fairness Opinion

Seres Therapeutics has sold its VOWST business to Nestle Health Science

Fairness Opinion

LifeFit Group, a portfolio company of Oaktree, has been acquired by Waterland Private Equity

Sellside & Financing Advisor
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    Highlights

    Press Releases Houlihan Lokey Announces Two Transactions That Significantly Expand European Capabilities
    Press Releases Houlihan Lokey Expands Capital Solutions Into Real Estate With Mellum Capital Transaction
    Press Releases Houlihan Lokey Significantly Expands French Operations Through Controlling Interest in Audere Partners
    Media Mentions Japan’s M&A Mindset Shift: Yoichi Yamasaki on the 2026 Outlook
    Media Mentions A Conversation With the CEO on Houlihan Lokey’s Growth, Culture, and Evolution
    Insights Transportation Technology Updates
    Press Releases Houlihan Lokey Announces Release Date for Third Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2026
    Insights U.S. Mortgage and Mortgage REIT Sector Updates
    Press Releases Houlihan Lokey Expands Industrials Group With Senior European Hire
    Insights Thought Leader Interview With Matt Frese, CEO of Med Learning Group Management
    Media Mentions ‘Look Ahead—Active Lifestyle Industry’
    Media Mentions ’Fiber in Focus’
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