Jim McKnight Joins Firm as a Managing Director
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today
announced that Jim McKnight has joined the firm as a Managing Director.
He is based in Sydney and will lead the firm’s Financial Restructuring
efforts in Australia.
Mr. McKnight joins from Fort Street Advisers, where he was a Principal
and Head of Restructuring since 2013. Prior to Fort Street Advisers, he
spent more than a decade at UBS, where he was Head of Asia Pacific
Restructuring and Head of Debt Advisory for Australia. Mr. McKnight has
advised corporates, lenders, governments, and shareholders across a wide
range of sectors, including energy, real estate, transportation, retail,
infrastructure, and public-private partnerships, among others.
Noteworthy restructuring engagements include the Wiggins Island Coal
Export Terminal, BrisConnections, Griffin Coal, Asciano, Centro Retail
Trust, GPT, Hong Kong Disneyland, SK Global, Seiyu, Network Ten, and
Reliance Rail.
“With eighteen years of experience in investment banking, and having
advised on many of the most high-profile and complex restructurings in
the Asia-Pacific region, Jim is a perfect candidate to join our
restructuring team in Australia,” said Eric Siegert, Co-Head of
Financial Restructuring at Houlihan Lokey. “Our clients in Australia are
already deriving substantial value from his expertise, and I’m confident
that he will continue to be of tremendous benefit to them and to
Houlihan Lokey’s continued growth as we add talented, experienced
bankers around the world,” he continued.
“Houlihan Lokey’s reputation as a stellar restructuring advisor for both
companies and creditors is well-known, and joining a firm that
consistently leads the bankruptcy and restructuring league tables around
the world was a very easy decision. The firm’s growth and momentum in
Australia represent an exciting opportunity for me, and I look forward
to further enhancing client service and growing the firm’s client base
in the region,” said Mr. McKnight.
Mr. McKnight holds a B.Acc. from the University of Glasgow and an MBA
from Strathclyde Graduate Business School. He is also a Chartered
Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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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