Houlihan Lokey hired Michael Schwartz as a managing director in its capital markets group. Schwartz joined Houlihan Lokey following seven years at Lazard, where he most recently was a managing director and head of the private financing group.
Encina Private Credit hired Mark Patchell as senior managing director and Brian Tammaro as managing director to expand the company’s originations team and business development efforts.
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey hired Abhishek Jain as a managing director in its transaction advisory services practice. Jain joined the company from KPMG, where he was a managing director in the firm’s deal advisory and strategy group.
Houlihan Lokey hired Val Shapiro as a managing director for its financial sponsors group to support and expand the team’s credit coverage efforts, focusing on alternative asset managers, hedge funds, credit funds and collateralized loan obligations. Shapiro, who is based in New York, joined the firm from Ankura Consulting.
Michael Osment joined Getzler Henrich & Associates as a managing director in the company’s Detroit office. Prior to Getzler Henrich, Osment held the post of chief technology officer at Bedrock Detroit, a real estate company 100% owned by Dan Gilbert, the founder and primary owner of Rocket Mortgage.
Alvarez & Marsal Tax, an affiliate of global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal, hired UK-based Steve Henshaw, Anthony Watling and Tom Lobb, alongside U.S.-based Jerry N. Smith and Tim Trifilo, as managing directors.
Silver Creek Capital Management, an alternative investment boutique focused on developing unique investment solutions for institutional and sophisticated investors, hired Michael Callahan as managing director of business development. Callahan most recently served as a managing director at Investcorp, focused on institutional capital raising for its global credit business.
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey hired Brent Shepherd as a managing director in its capital markets group. Based in Chicago, Shepherd will co-lead the firm’s healthcare capital markets efforts alongside managing director Neha Shah.
Ares Commercial Finance expanded its presence in Michigan by appointing Victor Verazain managing director for the company’s business development and underwriting teams in the state. In his role, he will work to support the Ares platform and its product suite, including asset-based lending and equipment financing.
Alvarez & Marsal appointed Nancy Tseng managing director for its corporate mergers and acquisitions services (CMAS) practice within its corporate performance improvement (CPI) business.