Edward Middleton Joins Firm as a Managing Director in Hong Kong
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today announced
that Edward Middleton has joined the firm as a Managing Director and
Co-Head of Financial Restructuring, Asia alongside Brandon Gale. He is
based in Hong Kong.
Mr. Middleton enjoys an excellent reputation in the international
restructuring community, having been a partner at KPMG, where for 10
years he was Head of its Restructuring Services practice in China and
the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, Mr. Middleton oversaw formal
insolvency and regulatory appointments, out-of-court financial
restructuring, crisis management appointments, and operational
turnarounds for stressed and distressed assets. Mr. Middleton has spent
more than 20 years in Asia, and his experience spans nearly every major
industry sector, including banking and financial services, securities,
energy and natural resources, transport and distribution, construction,
hotels and leisure, electronics, manufacturing, technology, retail, and
luxury goods. He began his restructuring career in the U.K. in 1989.
“We are looking to selectively expand our restructuring teams in Hong
Kong and Singapore in line with growth in the Asian debt capital markets
and with a focus on developing expertise outside our core market
segment,” said Joseph Swanson, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of
Houlihan Lokey’s European Financial Restructuring Group, who also
oversees the firm’s Financial Restructuring business in Asia. “As a
practice leader with an outstanding track record of advising on nearly
every type of restructuring engagement, Eddie is the perfect candidate
to join our team in Hong Kong. I’m confident he will be tremendously
beneficial both to our clients and to Houlihan Lokey’s continued growth
in the region,” he continued.
“With a decades-long reputation as a global leader in financial
restructuring and recent expansion of its Financial Restructuring
efforts in Sydney and Dubai, Houlihan Lokey is an incredibly exciting
opportunity for me. I look forward to partnering with Brandon and
leveraging my experience, relationships, and expertise to provide our
clients with the superior advice and solutions they have come to
expect,” said Mr. Middleton.
Mr. Middleton holds a B.A. in Economics & Politics from the University
of Manchester. He is a fellow of INSOL International and a member of the
International Insolvency Institute, as well as holds fellowship status
of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong
Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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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