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Houlihan Smith & Company Inc. had maintained a low profile for more than a decade, quietly establishing itself as a respected and resourceful investment banking group. However, keeping a low profile while constantly being recognized for success has proved to be difficult for Houlihan Smith. It is receiving more and more attention as its top-tier financial advisory services department is engaged in high-profile and complex corporate matters and its merger and acquisitions and financing departments continue to lead the way in raising capital, and buying and selling companies.
Houlihan Smith is an investment banking firm that offers financial opinions to both public and privately held businesses. The founders of Houlihan Smith, Richard Houlihan and Andrew Smith, used their financial experience to establish the firm as a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member in 1996. In the news again, the firm made a splash in Dealmaker magazine, which ran a feature on co-founder and chairman Richard Houlihan. The magazine detailed Houlihan Smith?s lead role in securing an equity funding package for a Minnesota-based online startup. Houlihan Smith also secured a funding package from Vantage Point Venture Partners that enabled the original shareholders of its client, The Grocery Shopping Network, to retain majority control of their company. The magazine also detailed Mr. Houlihan?s comeback to the investment banking world.
Many other Houlihan Smith transactions have been noteworthy, such as its advising in the sale of Greenline Financial Technologies and its arranging of a credit facility for the Shade Group. Houlihan Smith & Company is known for making deals with expertise, and it has years of experience, reputation and solid relationships with past and present clients. Houlihan Smith has also completed more than 500 successful merger and acquisition capital restructurings, private placements and ESOP advisory engagement transactions.