ACHIEVEMENTS

No. 1 for a reason

Houlihan Lokey has been named the No. 1 investment bank in its class consistently, for the past 10 years. As the firm enters its 40th year we celebrate by congratulating our clients and colleagues on their success. Our accolades reflect our commitment to creating value for our clients.

Rankings

• No. 1 M&A Advisor for U.S. Transactions Under $1 Billion—Thomson Reuters
• No. 1 Global M&A Fairness Opinion Advisor Over the Past 10 Years—Thomson Reuters
• No. 1 Global Investment Banking Restructuring Advisor—Thomson Reuters

2011

• Investment Banking Firm of the Year—The M&A Advisor 2011 Financing Summit
• Valuation Firm of the Year—M&A Advisor’s International Awards
• Global Restructuring Adviser of the Year—International Financing Review
• Restructuring House of the Year—Acquisitions Monthly
• Investment Banking Firm of the Year—M&A Advisor’s International Awards
• Best European Restructuring Deal for BorsodChem—The Banker's 2011 Deals of the Year Awards
• Turnaround Deal of the Year – Acquisition of Polestar by Sun European Partners—M&A Advisor’s International Awards
• Financing Dealmaker of the Year – Chris Dunlop, Director—The M&A Advisor 2011 Financing Summit
• No. 1 Overall Employee Satisfaction—Vault
• EMEA Restructuring Adviser of the Year—International Financing Review
• Most Active Private Equity Service Provider 2001-2010 (Top Investment Banks & Advisors)—PitchBook

2010

• Mid-Market Bank of the Year—Investment Dealers' Digest
• Mid-Market Financial Advisor of the Year (United States)—Financial Times/mergermarket
• Restructuring House of the Year—Financial News
• Best Loan Restructuring Adviser—EuroWeek
• Turnaround & Restructuring Adviser of the Year Award—Private Equity News
• Valuation Firm of the Year—M&A Advisor International Awards
• Industrial/Manufacturing Deal of the Year (for the sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff to Balfour Beatty)—M&A Advisor International Awards
• EMEA Restructuring of the Year for Eur1.2 Billion Recapitalisation of BorsodChem—International Financing Review
• Americas Restructuring of the Year for CIT Group’s Restructuring—International Financing Review

The M&A Advisor M&A Awards

• Services/Valuation Firm of the Year
• Middle-Market Deal of the Year (between $250 million to $500 million)—Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee Inc. by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
• Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year (over $100 million to $300 million)—Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee Inc. by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
• Consumer and Retail Products (between $100 million and $400 million)—Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee Inc. by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.

The M&A Atlas Awards

• Americas M&A Deal of the Year (Deal Size above $250 million)—Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee Inc. by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
• Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee Inc. by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
• Resources & Heavy Industrials Deal of the Year—Acquisition of Parsons Brinkerhoff by Balfour Beatty