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Winter 2025 Dedicated Specialty Consulting & Risk Team2Houlihan Lokey has adedicated team within itsBusiness Services Groupfocused exclusively on thespecialty consulting andrisk (SC&R) sector.Specialty Consulting & Risk Team LeadersOliver VaughanManaging Director, SC&R EuropeLondonElena StratigakesSenior Vice President, SC&RLos AngelesJames RekasManaging Director, SC&RWashington, D.C.Patrick J. HughesDirector, SC&R, LLP TransactionsNew YorkKyle McNaughtDirector, Legal ServicesChicagoRanon KentManaging Director, Global Head of Business ServicesLos Angeles Firm-Wide SupportKevin StephensManaging DirectorLos AngelesSean FitzgeraldManaging Director, Equity Capital MarketsNew YorkJustin AbelowManaging DirectorNew YorkChris HebbleManaging Director, Debt Capital MarketsLos AngelesLeon GillespieManaging Director, Co-Head of European Sponsor CoverageLondonKevin SalminiManaging Director, Global Head of Financial Sponsors CoverageNew YorkFinancial SponsorsCapital Markets Significant Specialty Consultingand Risk Sector Expertise4Expansive Experience Selling Specialty Consulting and Risk Businesseshas been acquired byaportfolio companyofSellsideAdvisorhas been acquired bySellsideAdvisora portfolio company ofhas been acquired bya portfolio company ofSellside Advisora portfolio company ofhas been acquired bySellside Advisora portfolio company ofhas been acquired bya portfolio company ofSellside Advisora portfolio company ofhas agreed to be acquired bySellsideAdvisorNote: Tombstones included herein represent transactions closed from 2020 forward.a portfolio company of$15,000,000 Revolver$100,000,000 Senior Term Loan$100,000,000 Delayed DrawTerm LoanAcquisition FinancingExclusive Placement Agent a portfolio company ofhas been acquired bySellside Advisor Conference Highlights450+Participating Companies100+Panel DiscussionsTargetedOne-on-One MeetingsConferenceMay 13–15, 2025New York Marriott MarquisEvent OverviewONE Houlihan LokeyMay 13: Business Services | Industrials | Oil and GasMay 14: Consumer | HealthcareMay 15: Financial Services | FinTech | Tech Featured Sector NewsFebruary 2025:KPMG became the first Big Four accounting firm to break into the U.S.legal market after the Arizona Supreme Court granted it a special license to practice lawunder the newly formed entity KPMG Law U.S. Read morehere.February 2025:CohnReznick, a top 20 U.S. accounting firm, received a strategicinvestment from Apax Partners to fuel the firm’s acquisition plans and expand itstechnological offerings. Read morehere.February 2025:Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance, a public, full-serviceconsulting firm, acquired Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., for approximately $415million in cash. Read morehere.December 2024:Cooper Parry, a leading provider of accounting and business advisoryservices to corporate SMEs in the U.K., received a majority investment from Lee EquityPartners. Read morehere.November 2024:Grant Thornton U.K. secured major new funding in a deal with Cinven.This private equity investment follows a similar move by the professional servicesnetwork’s U.S. member earlier in 2024. Read morehere.November 2024:Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a top 25 nationally ranked accounting andadvisory firm, received a strategic investment from Centerbridge Partners and BessemerVenture Partners. Read morehere.November 2024:PKF O’Connor Davies, one of the nation’s largest accounting, tax, andadvisory firms, received a strategic growth investment from Investcorp, a leading globalalternative investment firm, and PSP Investments, one of Canada’s largest pensioninvestment managers. Read morehere.5Sources: WoltersKluwer.com, Consultancy.asia, WaterlandPE.com, SummitPartners.com, Consultancy.uk, CRIAdv.com, PRNewswire.com, Law360.com, SPGlobal.com, FNLondon.com, WSJ.com.Selected M&A Highlights December 2024:U.S. law firms are reinvesting their near-record profits from 2024 intoclient service, better technology (e.g., AI, cloud), and talent development. They are alsoprioritizing staff retention by offering healthy bonuses and professional development tosupport both legal & business teams. Read morehere.December 2024:Investments in accounting, audit, and tax firms are surging in 2024,with global deal values reaching approximately $6.3 billion and 24 transactionscompleted.Revenue stability, diversity of clients, and thefragmented nature of themarket provide a perfect base for private equity investors to run their playbook. Readmorehere.November 2024:Private equity firms are increasingly targeting professional servicesfirms, including law firms and other types of specialty consulting firms (e.g., corporatedisputes firms), seeing real opportunities for consolidation, technological investment,and sustainable long-term growth. Generational changes in firm leadership and theappeal of private equity’s ability to fund growth and incentivize talent with flexiblecompensation models have been key drivers. Read morehere.October 2024:Top lawyers are charging up to $2,500