Houlihan Lokey has weathered the dealmaking drought better than most investment banks. Its share price surged 37 percent last year and executives credit the bank’s diversified business model, much of it built on acquisitions. Recently, it beefed up its placement agent services with the acquisition of Paris-based Triago Management Development, a specialist in the tiny but growing direct placement niche. Houlihan’s Andy Lund tells us more.

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