Houlihan Lokey brings touch of LA to Sydney

US investment bank opens office run by industry veterans as Australian markets deal with falling commodity prices and growing economic uncertainty.

Chris Dodd

January 27, 2015

Houlihan Lokey, the Los Angeles-based investment bank, is opening an office in Sydney just as Australian markets deal with falling commodity prices and growing economic uncertainty.

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