Houlihan Lokey Grows Financial Services Group With Senior Hire

By: Houlihan Lokey, Inc. via Business Wire

September 29, 2025 at 13:00 PM EDT

John Guzzo Joins as Managing Director in New York

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that John Guzzo has joined as a Managing Director in its Financial Services Group. Based in New York, Mr. Guzzo will further strengthen the firm’s Mortgage Services practice.

Mr. Guzzo joins the firm with more than 25 years of M&A and financial services experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Managing Director at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW), a Stifel company, where he led the Mortgage Technology & PropTech investment banking practice within the FinTech & Financial Services Group. Before KBW, Mr. Guzzo was a Managing Director at Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC, where he founded and led the Mortgage Technology & PropTech Group.

“John brings deep industry expertise, strong client relationships, and a commitment to delivering superior outcomes for clients worldwide to our already market-leading franchise,” said Jeffrey Levine, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Services Group. “We are glad to have him on our team.”

“Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Services Group has an exceptional reputation for its strategic insight, execution excellence, and long-standing relationships across the financial services marketplace,” said Mr. Guzzo. “With the team’s deep expertise and client-first approach, I look forward to contributing to its continued success and helping deliver innovative, high-impact solutions to its clients globally.”

Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Services Group has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital-raising, restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services. In 2024, our Financial Services Group was ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all global financial services transactions by LSEG (formerly Refinitiv).**

**Excludes accounting firms and brokers. Excludes banks.

About Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG.