Houlihan Lokey to acquire Vicente & Partners

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI) has agreed to acquire Vicente & Partners, a London-based independent advisory firm. The transaction was signed on 30 October 2026 and announced on November 11, 2026. The value was not disclosed.

Vicente & Partners was established in London in 2020 by Alejandro Vicente, former Global Head of Consumer Goods Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. The firm advises on deals in the beauty, personal care and pet health sectors across Europe and the United States. Its notable mandates include advising Touchland on its sale to Church & Dwight and Kering on its acquisition of Creed.

Vicente will join Houlihan Lokey as a Managing Director, with fellow Partners Lidiia Gaiduk and Michelle Garcia. Nine financial professionals in total will join the firm's London office. Alexander Grünwald, Global Co-Head of the Consumer Group at Houlihan Lokey, said the deal combines Vicente & Partners' subsector expertise with the bank's global reach.