Houlihan Lokey Strengthens European Financial Services and Technology Team With Experienced Hire
May 08 2024 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Scott Kirkby Joins as a Managing Director
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank,
announced today that Scott Kirkby has joined the firm as a Managing
Director in its European Financial Services and Technology team,
which operates as part of the global FinTech Group. Based in
London, Mr. Kirkby will focus primarily on the banking and lending
sector, further strengthening the firm’s EMEA capabilities in this
area.
Mr. Kirkby joins from Bupa, where he was the Group Director of
Corporate Development with a range of responsibilities, including
M&A and portfolio management. Mr. Kirkby previously spent seven
years as Head of Corporate Development and M&A at NatWest
Group, formerly the RBS Group, where he played a leading role in
the significant divestiture programme undertaken by the bank as
well as various acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and internal
restructures. Prior to this, Mr. Kirkby spent 12 years in Credit
Suisse’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG), becoming Head of EMEA
FIG M&A, based in London, before moving to New York in 2013 as
Head of FIG M&A for the Americas. He began his investment
banking career in 2001 in Australia.
Christian Kent, Managing Director and Co-Head of Houlihan
Lokey’s European Financial Services and Technology team, commented,
“We are very excited to have Scott joining our team. He has
invaluable insights into how the banking and lending sector across
Europe is evolving. The rapid digital transformation in the sector
has opened new opportunities for clients to embrace innovation,
scale operations through M&A, and expand into new verticals.
Scott’s wealth of experience, strategic insight, and expansive
network will help our clients as they consider a future sale,
acquisition, capital raise, or other strategic options for their
business.”
“We’re delighted to be welcoming Scott to Houlihan Lokey,” says
Alec Ellison, Managing Director and Global Head of Houlihan Lokey’s
FinTech Group. “The financial services and FinTech sectors are
highly integrated, and Scott’s unique breadth of experience across
financial services markets, as well as the technologies and
services to the banking and lending sector, are highly
differentiated in the market. Scott will be an integral part of the
team as we further build upon our market-leading position in the
banking and lending sector.”
“Houlihan Lokey is renowned for its deep end-market expertise
both in the traditional banking and lending sector and the wider
FinTech landscape, with senior financial professionals across every
vertical,” said Mr. Kirkby. “Not only that, but there is an
understanding at the firm that an industry driven by innovation and
change requires a unique blend of sector expertise, transaction
experience, and a genuinely client-centric ethos. These values
align with my own, and I look forward to working with the team to
deliver exceptional results for our client base.”
Houlihan Lokey is the trusted advisor to more top
decision-makers than any other independent global investment bank.
Houlihan Lokey’s dedicated FinTech Group builds on the firm’s
leading technology and financial services expertise and underscores
its belief in and commitment to the future of financial
technology.
About Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with
expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial
restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm
serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with
offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the
Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are
hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its
advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all
global M&A transactions, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past
nine consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring
advisor for the past ten consecutive years, and the No. 1 global
M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based
on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG
(formerly Refinitiv).
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