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Houlihan Lokey to Acquire Vicente & Partners

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Houlihan Lokey to Acquire Vicente & Partners

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., the global investment bank, has agreed to acquire Vicente & Partners, a premier independent advisory firm with deep expertise in the beauty, personal care, and pet health sectors across Europe and the United States. The transaction was signed on 30 October 2026.

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Vicente & Partners was established in London in 2020 by Alejandro Vicente, the former Global Head of Consumer Goods Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Vicente has more than 30 years of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) experience, including 17 years at J.P. Morgan and eight years in senior roles at large corporates. He will join Houlihan Lokey as a Managing Director, alongside fellow Partners Lidiia Gaiduk and Michelle Garcia. In total, nine financial professionals will join Houlihan Lokey’s London office as part of the transaction.

Notable transactions that the team has advised on since the launch of the firm include advising Touchland on its sale to Church & Dwight, Kering on the acquisition of the high-end luxury fragrance house Creed, Coty on the $4.3 billion disposal of its Professional and Retail Hair business to KKR, as well as numerous disposals of pet health companies to large corporates.

“In today’s evolving market, clients increasingly require advisors who possess deep subsector specialization, world-class capital markets expertise, and truly global reach,” said Jay Novak, Global Co-Head of Corporate Finance at Houlihan Lokey. “Partnering with this team allows us to deliver exactly that combination.


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