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June 2025 About Houlihan Lokey AboutOur Firm Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank with expertise in mergers andacquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our firm is the trusted advisor to more top decision-makers than any other independent global investment bank. Learn more about howour advisors can serveyour needs: Financial Restructuring No. 1Global M&A Advisor No. 1 No. 1 Global M&A Fairness OpinionAdvisor Over the Past 25 Years Global Restructuring Advisor 2,000+Annual Valuation Engagements 1,800+Transactions Completed Valued atMore Than $3.8Trillion Collectively LeadingCapital Solutions Group Our Industry Coverage No. 1Global Technology Team No. 1Global M&A Advisor ~150TeamMembers 101Tech Dealsin CY24 14%Tech % ofRevenues One GlobalP&L ~80 Tech FinanceProfessionalsin the U.S. Unparalleled Global ReachWith One P&L AcrossAll Local Technology Teams ~70Tech FinanceProfessionalsin Europe ~30 MilanMunichParisStockholmZurich TechManagingDirectorsGlobally European Team Sascha PfeifferGlobal Headof Technology+49 69 204346415Sascha.Pfeiffer@HL.com U.S. Team Kevin WalshManaging Director+1 415.273.3664Kevin.Walsh@HL.com Chris GoughManaging Director+1 415.273.3696Chris.Gough@HL.com Cooper ByrneVice President+1 646.259.7529Cooper.Byrne@HL.com Case Study: CMap at a Glance What Made CMap a Highly Sought-After Asset? Provider of PSA (Professional Services Automation) software for the architecture,engineering, and construction (AEC)and consulting markets, offering intuitive,industry-specific solutions that streamline the entire bid-to-bill project lifecycle. Vertical PSA AEC leadership:Market leader in AEC, having developed a tailoredproduct that meets the clients’ specific and increasingly complex needs. products Differentiated value proposition:Superior UX, functionality, sector expertise, andpeople-focused engagement have established its product as a market leader. •Operations platformpurpose-built forthe consultingindustry.•Resourcing and HR,project accounting,CRM and marketing,reporting, andtimesheet, andexpenses. •Project managementsoftware for A&Efirms.•Job costing, projectaccounting, time andexpenses, resourcing,dashboard andreporting, CRM, andproject management. First-class financial profile:Highly recurring and cash-generative SaaS revenuemodel underpinning scalability, resilience, and profitability. Expansion-driven upsides:Potential to further grow the company by expandinggeographically to North America and further build out its position in theconsultingvertical. Crafting a Bespoke Process STRATEGIC PARTNER NARROW PROCESS 1SECTOR EXPERTISE a portfolio company of Houlihan Lokey’s deep experience in the PSAmarket enabled it to shape the CMap equitystory. Leveraging its sector insight, HoulihanLokey articulated CMap’s strong leadershipin the AEC vertical and its clear ability toreplicate this position in the consultingspace, underpinned by a solid U.K. base andgrowing traction in the U.S. Through leveraging buyer intel, HoulihanLokey was able to run a narrow process withhigh-conviction investors that limited thelevel of market education needed andinstead focused on finding the right value-add partner that could work withmanagement to support the next phase ofgrowth. ECI emerged as a committed and highlycredible partner, bringing a compellingvision for supporting CMap’s next growthphase. has received investment from PSA Market and Trends Professional Services Automation ProvidersAim to Make Clients Win, Deliver, and Manage ProjectsEfficiently and Effectively PSASoftwareMission Problems PSASoftwareSolves Vertical Professional Services Automation ProvidersAim to Make Clients Win, Deliver, and Manage ProjectsEfficiently and Effectively(cont.) PSA platforms manage project lifecycles and track relevant KPIsthroughout the process. Professional services projects are disjointed and unorganised, besetwith multiple pain points from start to finish. ResourceManagement:Utilise project data to optimise resources via longer-term forecasting and capacity planning. FinancialManagement:Customisable invoice templates, general ledgers, WIP, accounts payable, and accounts receivable management. Reporting:Centralise information and track key project metrics to enable strategic decision-making backed by real-time insights. TimeandExpense:Automate time tracking and generate reports for billable projects/initiatives; build invoices using quotes and orders. KPIs and Operational Scope Tracked by Professional Services Automation Software TypicalOperationalCoverage by PSASoftware KPIs Tracked by PSA Companies Project Performance KPIs OperationalKPIs A$10B+ and Fast-GrowingMarket With Significant White Space Global PSASoftwareMarketSize (CurrentSpend) KeyMarketTrends andDriversShaping the PSA Market Ongoing shifts in technology, along with evolving buyer expectations, aredrivingthe P