Martin Bastian to Join Firm as a Managing Director and Head of
Chemicals Europe
FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today announced
that Martin Bastian will join the firm in January 2019 as a Managing
Director in the Industrials Group to lead the chemicals business in
Europe, based in Frankfurt.
Mr. Bastian will join from Citigroup, where he was a Managing Director
with senior coverage responsibilities in Germany and Switzerland,
including chemicals sector clients as well as previously Head of EMEA
Chemicals. Prior to Citigroup, he led the chemicals activities in Europe
at Credit Suisse. Previous experience also includes a similar role at
Goldman Sachs in London and Frankfurt as well as investment banking
positions at Merrill Lynch in New York.
“Martin has more than 20 years of extensive international transaction
experience, including M&A advisory, defense and strategic advisory, and
capital raising across debt and equity products. During his career he
has advised a wide variety of chemicals and industrials clients in
Europe,” said Ulrich Graebner, Head of Corporate Finance, Germany. “This
expertise, combined with his local relationships and global experience,
match perfectly with Houlihan Lokey’s culture and commitment to grow
across Europe, its breadth of corporate and financial sponsor coverage,
and its superior financing advisory capabilities, and I am excited that
he will join us in Frankfurt,” he added.
“Over the course of my career, my approach to client service has been
characterized by providing superior sector and execution expertise,
strong relationships among both corporate and financial sponsor clients,
and a passionate dedication to achieving exceptional results. I’m
excited to join a firm that embodies this philosophy and to contribute
to the growth of the global Chemicals practice in Europe,” said Mr.
Bastian.
“Martin’s hire is representative of our efforts, and success, in adding
outstanding bankers to our Industrials Group who will deliver excellent
results to our clients. Further, this addition also underscores both the
continued growth of the Industrials Group in Europe as well as our
efforts to build a market-leading global chemicals practice in key
markets around the world,” said Bill Peluchiwski, Global Head of the
Industrials Group.
Mr. Bastian holds an M.B.A. from Duke University in the United States
and a diploma in Business Administration from the Frankfurt School of
Finance & Management. His hire follows the recent addition of David
Brock to the Industrials Group to cover the building materials sector in
London, announced in October.
With more than 90 bankers based in London, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago,
Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials
Group is among the largest in financial services, providing superior
service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory as well as
capital-raising, restructuring, and financial advisory services. In
2017, Houlihan Lokey was ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S.
industrial transactions by Thomson Reuters.
About Houlihan Lokey
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, 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. 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.
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