Houlihan Lokey Expands Global Technology Group with Senior Hire

Craig Rogowski Joins as a Managing Director Focused on Infrastructure Software

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Craig Rogowski has joined the firm’s global Technology Group as a Managing Director. Mr. Rogowski will expand the team’s efforts across the infrastructure software sector.

Mr. Rogowski joins from BofA Securities, where he was a Managing Director focused on strategic advisory and capital-raising transactions in the infrastructure software sector. Prior to BofA Securities, he started and led Baird’s infrastructure software and cybersecurity practice. Mr. Rogowski has more than two decades of experience and has advised on more than 75 M&A and corporate finance transactions for software companies.

“Craig has a proven track record in deal origination, execution, and relationship management in the technology sector. His deep industry expertise will help to further bolster our best-in-class team, and he will be a tremendous resource for our clients at a time when emerging technological advancements driven by AI are precipitating rapid changes in software,” said Ryan Lund, Co-Head of U.S. Technology and Global Co-Head of Software at Houlihan Lokey. “We look forward to Craig leveraging his strong industry knowledge, reputation as a strategic advisor, execution experience, and deep relationships within the market as we grow and continue to deliver exceptional service for our clients.”

“Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group, among the largest global technology teams in investment banking, is uniquely positioned to provide bespoke and subsector-specific advisory services, especially to those in the middle market who are focused on enterprise use cases and navigating the opportunities that this fast-changing industry landscape brings,” said Mr. Rogowski. “It’s an exciting opportunity to join Houlihan Lokey’s team, and I look forward to capitalizing on its growing momentum in the market.”

Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group has earned a global reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital-raising, restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services. Its clients range from early-stage businesses and midsized companies to large, publicly traded corporations. In 2024, the group closed 101 transactions (according to LSEG*), which ranked the firm as the No. 1 technology investment banking team in the world for the third year in a row.

* Excludes accounting firms and brokers.

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.