Investment banking

Houlihan Lokey has formed HL Finance LLC to arrange senior secured leveraged loans for financial sponsor-backed, privately-held, and public corporate entities.

Lovell Minnick hires Joan Binstock as an advisor. Seth Friedman joins Global Bankers Capital. LLR Partners taps Cary Burch.

Announced deals deliver best first-half value on record. Arsenal completes sale of IGM Resins, maker of ink for food packaging. Salveo provides advice on cannabis investments.

Goldman Sachs will also launch a fund of funds focused on female managers across private equity strategies, which includes helping women build their investment track records.

The third edition of Mergers & Acquisitions’ special report celebrates 35 leading female transaction professionals, including Sarah Bradley, co-founder of middle-market private equity firm Kainos Capital.

William Blair won Mergers & Acquisitions’ M&A Mid-Market Award for 2017 Investment Bank of the Year.

Houlihan Lokey buys BearTooth Advisors; the NYSE has a "strong pipeline" of IPOs coming in June, says Stacey Cunningham, the first woman tapped to lead the exchange.

Norwest expands consumer and sports group; Riata-backed Acuity hires former Fossil exec; Borgam taps Shell M&A exec.

BDT backs luxury tequila maker; Andrew Weinberg details investment thesis of Brightstar's debut fund; healthcare investment banker Brett Skolnik joins Baird.

The Chicago firm exceeded the previous year’s deal value by nearly 75 percent.