Houlihan Capital
Houlihan Capital is a valuation, financial advisory, and investment banking firm with capabilities in valuation services, fairness opinions, solvency opinions, portfolio valuation, fund advisory, complex and illiquid security valuation, financial reporting, tax compliance, and t…
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier II
- Independent valuation advisory firm
- Independent Valuation Advisory Boutiques
Overview
Houlihan Capital is a valuation, financial advisory, and investment banking firm with capabilities in valuation services, fairness opinions, solvency opinions, portfolio valuation, fund advisory, complex and illiquid security valuation, financial reporting, tax compliance, and transaction-related advisory.
The firm is relevant because many independent valuation mandates sit at the intersection of fiduciary responsibility, transaction review, private fund reporting, and complex asset valuation. Boards, special committees, private funds, investors, and legal advisers often require valuation conclusions that can withstand scrutiny from auditors, regulators, counterparties, and courts.
Houlihan Capital is included in one 2026 Advisory Ranking category. The highest recorded classification is Tier II.
Firm facts
| Founded | 1996 legacy; current Houlihan Capital platform developed later |
| Firm type | Independent valuation advisory firm |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
| Primary focus | Independent valuation, financial opinions and transaction analysis |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier II |
Principal activities
Valuation advisory
Business, portfolio, complex-security and intangible-asset valuation.
Financial opinions
Fairness opinions, solvency opinions and board-level independent analysis.
Reporting and disputes
Financial-reporting valuation, tax valuation and litigation support.
Houlihan Capital works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Sector coverage
- Private equity
- Financial services
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Consumer markets
Mandate types
- Business valuation
- Portfolio valuation
- Fairness opinions
- Financial reporting
- Tax valuation
- Dispute valuation
Market position
Houlihan Capital is positioned as an independent valuation advisory firm. Its relevance reflects the combination of specialist capability, institutional experience and practical involvement in consequential strategic or corporate decisions.
Distinctive focus: The firm is relevant because many independent valuation mandates sit at the intersection of fiduciary responsibility, transaction review, private fund reporting, and complex asset valuation.
Competitive context
Houlihan Capital competes with specialist strategy advisers, executive-services firms, transaction advisers, analytics providers and larger multidisciplinary professional-services firms. The relevant peer set varies by mandate, industry, client segment, geographic scope and delivery model.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
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Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Houlihan Capital provides advisory, executive, analytical, transaction, managed or technology services. The contracting entity, professional obligations and regulatory status depend on the service, client jurisdiction and engagement scope.
View registered-entity details
| Service status | Advisory, executive, analytical, transaction or technology services |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
Principal offices
- Chicago, United States
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- Houlihan Capital — official firm overview and service information.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Independent Valuation Advisory Boutiques 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
