Houlihan Lokey has agreed to acquire Quayle Munro Limited, a London-based investment bank.
Quayle Munro, with a team of 40 financial professionals, specializes in providing advisory services to private and public companies, financial sponsors, and entrepreneurs that are active in the data & analytics, content, software, and services sectors. The firm also has advisory practices in financial services, financial technology, and education. Quayle Munro was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland and moved its headquarters to London in 2012 (www.quaylemunro.com).
The buy of Quayle Munro adds a new capability in data & analytics to Houlihan Lokey, expands the firm’s financial institutions focus in Europe, and builds the firm’s presence in financial technology and education. “The use of data & analytics to make both business and general management decisions has become an increasingly critical component in the corporate toolkit,” said Scott Beiser, CEO of Houlihan Lokey. “Data & analytics has become virtually ubiquitous, and its importance in analyzing trends, enhancing productivity, and growing one’s business cannot be overstated. We’re confident that our new Data & Analytics Group is the global leader in this incredibly important and rapidly expanding field.”
The Data & Analytics Group will continue to be headed by Andrew Adams, Quayle Munro’s CEO, who will also serve as Co-head of Houlihan Lokey’s UK Corporate Finance business. “In addition to its comprehensive global presence, extensive private equity coverage, and broad sector expertise, Houlihan Lokey possesses a strong cultural compatibility with the Quayle Munro team,” said Mr. Adams. “We could not be more excited to build out this new industry group and further grow the firm’s client base across data & analytics, financial institutions, financial technology, and education with the additional resources and the global presence of Houlihan Lokey.”
“The Quayle Munro team is an excellent fit with Houlihan Lokey, and the establishment of the new Data & Analytics Group represents our recognition of the expertise and new capabilities our clients around the world will increasingly require as their businesses grow and evolve,” said Scott Adelson, Houlihan Lokey’s Co-President and Global Co-head of Corporate Finance.
Houlihan Lokey is an international investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments with offices in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region (www.hl.com).
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