Houlihan Lokey Acquires Prytania Solutions (PSL)

Houlihan Lokey Acquires Baylor Klein

July 8, 2021

Professional Services

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI) has acquired boutique advisory firm Baylor Klein, bringing the firm's five-person M&A and corporate finance team into Houlihan Lokey's European Corporate Finance business in London. The acquisition expands Houlihan Lokey's Consumer, Food & Retail (CFR) coverage by adding specialist expertise in household, beauty, and personal care (HBPC) assets.

Houlihan Lokey Acquires Oakley Advisory

November 14, 2022

Consulting

Houlihan Lokey has agreed to acquire Oakley Advisory, a London-based independent advisory firm focused on digital infrastructure, communications services, and cloud. The deal brings Oakley’s partners and approximately 14 financial professionals into Houlihan Lokey’s Global Technology Group to expand the firm’s digital infrastructure coverage and European advisory capabilities.

Teleperformance Acquires PSG Global Solutions

October 27, 2022

Staffing & HR

Teleperformance has acquired US-based PSG Global Solutions from its management and private investors for an enterprise value of US$300 million. PSG, a Marina del Rey, California–headquartered leader in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) with ~4,000 employees and roughly $75M revenue, will expand Teleperformance's Specialized Services, strengthen its US healthcare vertical and bolster digital recruitment capabilities.

BlackRock Acquires HPS Investment Partners

July 1, 2025

Financial Services

BlackRock has completed its acquisition of HPS Investment Partners and is creating a combined Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform that integrates BlackRock’s public fixed income capabilities with HPS’s private credit, GP/LP, and CLO businesses. The combined PFS franchise will manage approximately $190 billion in client assets for private credit and maintain HPS branding as “HPS, a part of BlackRock,” with HPS CEO Scott Kapnick joining as an observer to the BlackRock board.

Prototek Acquires Prototype Solutions Group

August 3, 2022

Manufacturing

Prototek Holdings LLC has acquired Prototype Solutions Group (PSG), a Menomonie, Wisconsin-based rapid prototyping provider, expanding Prototek's CNC, additive and cast manufacturing capabilities and Midwest capacity. PSG founder Alan Anderson will serve as a strategic operational advisor and will continue to lead day-to-day operations at the Menomonie location; terms were not disclosed.

Bridgepointe Technologies Acquires PPT Solutions

December 28, 2022

IT Services

Bridgepointe Technologies, backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, has acquired PPT Solutions to expand its customer experience (CX) consulting and contact-center capabilities. PPT Solutions — a CX and contact-center consulting and managed services provider with ~55 employees — will operate as a Bridgepointe company to broaden Bridgepointe's tech advisory and managed services offering.