Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has named Julia Perroni as a managing director in its capital markets business.
Based out of Paris, Perroni will head up the firm’s capital markets business in France, working with senior European colleagues to provide debt capital raising options to the firm’s regional clients.
On her new role, Perroni said: “With its truly integrated European capital market team and strong US platform, Houlihan Lokey benefits from a unique coverage of investors and breadth of expertise. I am thrilled to join a firm with such momentum and strong corporate culture, and I look forward to partnering with my new colleagues to offer thoughtful capital solutions to our corporate and private equity clients in France and in Europe.”
Perroni joins Houlihan Lokey with almost two decades of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, she served as head of leveraged finance, France for Credit Suisse, where she advised on financing transactions for clients such as Equans, Europcar, Iliad and Picard.
She joined Credit Suisse in 2020 from French food retailer Group Casino, where for three years she was deputy head of corporate finance, in charge of the group’s financing, treasury and financial structure and rating divisions. Prior to this, she spent 14 years advising and negotiating capital structure solutions for corporate and private equity clients at Canaccord Genuity/Hawkpoint, ABN Amro, and EY Transaction Services.
Anthony Forshaw, head of capital markets, Europe at Houlihan Lokey, said: “Our European capital markets team has grown substantially over the past two years and has now become the leader in its field, providing our clients with innovative, independent advice and solutions to address their financing needs. We are delighted that Julia is now joining to continue the expansion of the team and spearhead our business in France.
“She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, gained from both the advisory and client side and a shared focus on achieving outstanding outcomes for clients. She will be a hugely valuable addition to our senior team in the region.”
Over the past two years, Houlihan Lokey’s capital markets group has raised approximately $25 billion in capital and advised on an additional $12 billion in capital over a total of 250+ transactions with more than 110 different financial sponsors.
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