Shaping the Future

Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group

Mid-Year Transactions

Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group is proud to share selected transaction highlights from a strong first half of 2026, reflecting the depth of our global platform, broad sector expertise, and continued commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Building on our long-standing market leadership—including being recognized as the 2025 No. 1 M&A advisor for global industrials transactions under $5 billion—our success is driven by a highly collaborative culture and deep senior-level engagement. With decades of experience advising clients across the industrials landscape, we combine industry insight, strategic perspective, and creative solutions to help clients navigate complex transactions and capitalize on new opportunities.

Click on each tombstone below for details on featured transactions from Houlihan Lokey’s global Industrials Group.

Contacts

For more information on our services or to discuss how we can help advance your vision, please contact one of the individuals listed below.

William Peluchiwski
Global Head of Industrials
Chairman of Corporate Finance

+1 312.456.4714
Email

Reed Anderson
Managing Director
Head of Industrials, North America
Co-Head of Specialty Distribution

+1 612.215.2256
Email

Matteo Manfredi
Managing Director
Co-Head of Industrials, Europe

+39 02 87331 490
Email

Frank Merkel
Managing Director
Co-Head of Industrials, Europe

+49 69 204346462
Email

Scott Alford
Managing Director

Martin Bastian
Managing Director

David Benin
Managing Director

David Brock
Managing Director

Eric Cho
Managing Director

Blake Christensen
Managing Director

Géraud Estrangin
Managing Director

Susan Gabay
Managing Director

Cory Hebenstreit
Managing Director

Chris Hignell
Managing Director

André Hilton
Managing Director

Richard Hoh
Managing Director

Steve Hughes
Managing Director

Samrat Karnik
Managing Director

Rob Kordas
Managing Director

Masaki Kunishige
Managing Director

Ko Maeda
Managing Director

Tony Meixelsperger
Managing Director

Michael Morabito
Managing Director

Shin Murai
Managing Director

Shevon Newman
Managing Director

Michaela Pfeifenberger
Managing Director

André Pichler
Managing Director

Scott Richardson
Managing Director

Evan Schaffer
Managing Director

Jens Schmadel
Managing Director

Lukas Schmitt
Managing Director

David Schneider
Managing Director

Adam Sivner
Managing Director

Danny Small
Managing Director

Katsuhiro Sumiyoshi
Managing Director

Greg Van Beuren
Managing Director

Philipp Widmann
Managing Director

Rob Wilson
Managing Director

Hisashi Yoshimura
Managing Director

About Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.