Practice Adds Four New Officers in Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston,
Expanding Service Offering to Trademarks, Brands, and Copyrights
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today
announced several additions to its Tech+IP Advisory practice within
Financial Advisory Services (FAS). John A. Hudson and Brent Reynolds Sr.
have joined the practice as a Director and Vice President, respectively;
Scott Womack will join the firm early next month as a Vice President.
Mr. Hudson and Mr. Womack will be based in Atlanta, and Mr. Reynolds is
based in Houston.
In addition, current Houlihan Lokey employees Terry Treemarcki, a
Director, and Andrew Cohen, an Analyst, will join the Tech+IP Advisory
practice and be based in Chicago and Los Angeles, respectively. With
these additions, the practice strengthens its lead as the premier
Tech+IP Advisory practice serving clients globally.
Mr. Hudson was Co-Head of Deloitte’s National Intellectual Property
Advisory practice, which he helped establish and build, where he was
responsible for a number of IP-related activities supporting leading
global companies, including strategy and commercialization, portfolio
management and development, disputes and litigation, IP-related
transactions, licensing, education and awareness, valuation, and
monetization. After Deloitte, Mr. Hudson joined Aseptia, where he was
most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property
Officer.
“With nearly two decades of experience in the valuation and value
extraction strategies of all forms of intellectual property, John’s
breadth of experience is nearly unmatched in IP advisory,” said Elvir
Causevic, Managing Director and Co-Head of Tech+IP Advisory at Houlihan
Lokey. “He has served clients in the Americas, Europe, and the
Asia-Pacific region on a wide range of IP matters, including trademarks,
brands, and copyrights, and we’re delighted that he has joined Houlihan
Lokey,” he continued.
Joining Mr. Hudson will be Mr. Womack, a former Deloitte colleague who
was a Manager at Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics, working
on strategic IP engagements, IP and general business valuation
engagements, and IP litigation engagements for a variety of leading
global clients. After Deloitte, Mr. Womack was a Vice President at Adapt
IP Ventures, a boutique IP firm that provides services related to IP
transactions, IP strategy, and IP valuations.
Mr. Reynolds joins from Perdix Capital Management, an investment
management company he founded that focuses on public market trading
around significant IP litigation events. His prior experience also
includes serving as a Director in the Intellectual Property Strategy
group at Ocean Tomo, an intellectual property boutique, and as an
Associate at Charles River Associates, a global consulting firm.
“We have been pleased—and a bit surprised—at the accelerated level of
business being done by our clients in the first half of 2017,” said Ed
Fish, Managing Director and Co-Head of Tech+IP Advisory at Houlihan
Lokey. “Adding leading talent from both outside and inside the firm in
the areas of transactions, valuations, and other advisory services
directly reflects our clients’ increased level of attention to and
business involving IP in order to support their strategic plans,” he
added.
Mr. Hudson holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida. He
is also a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst. Professional affiliations
include the Licensing Executive Society, the Association of University
Technology Managers, and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
Mr. Reynolds holds a B.A. in Finance and an MBA from Texas A&M
University. Mr. Womack holds a B.A. in Finance from Georgia State
University and is a Certified Project Management Professional with the
Project Management Institute.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in
mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring,
valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations,
institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United
States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and
intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client
success across its advisory services. Houlihan Lokey is ranked as the
No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions, the No. 1 global
restructuring advisor, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor
over the past 20 years, according to Thomson Reuters. For more
information, please visit www.HL.com.
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