Houlihan Lokey expands financial advisory services in France

11 March 2005

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The international investment bank, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, has announced the expansion of its financial advisory services group, with the appointment of Jean-Florent RÃ©rolle as director in its London office. RÃ©rolle will significantly strengthen Houlihan Lokey's presence in France and will help build a world-class French team as it looks to open its Paris office in the upcoming weeks.Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, RÃ©rolle was with Ernst & Young for 14 years. He was made Partner in 1995 and assisted international companies in their corporate finance decisions with an increasing emphasis on risk- and value -based management. He created Investor Exchange, a service aimed at helping public companies to reduce their financial market risk by better managing shareholders' expectations and improving their corporate governance structure. RÃ©rolle is a founding member of the board of directors at the Institut FranÃ§ais des Administrateurs and is the chairman of the SociÃ©tÃ© FranÃ§aise des Evaluateurs. Jack Berka, senior managing director and global director of Houlihan Lokey's financial advisory services group, said, 'We are very excited to have Jean-Florent help expand our financial advisory services to clients in Europe, especially in France. Jean-Florent is a pioneer in France in matters of valuation and corporate governance. We look forward to bringing his leadership and expertise to our clients in France as well as to our US clients conducting business in France.'Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin is an international investment bank established in 1970, which provides a wide range of services including M&A, financing, financial advisory services and restructuring. Houlihan Lokey has ranked among the top 20 M&A advisors in the US for the past 13 years. The firm has over 600 employees in nine offices in the US and the UK. It annually serves more than 1,000 clients ranging from closely held companies to Global 500 corporations. For more information, visit Houlihan Lokey's website at www.hlhz.com.