Houlihan Lokey, Inc. announced that Dr. Ashish Patel has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group to further expand its equity private placement capability and presence in Europe. Based in the firm?s London office, Dr. Patel will focus on providing equity solutions, including growth capital and structured equity, for leading European companies across a range of sectors. Dr. Patel joins from Deutsche Numis, where he was Managing Director and Head of Growth Capital Solutions, leading the private capital advisory business, focusing on serving high-growth global clients.

During his tenure, he focused primarily on healthcare and life sciences, climate tech, and enterprise software, assisting founders from 11 countries. Prior to this, Dr. Patel worked as a global investor leading venture capital and growth equity deals for Optum Ventures and served as a lead healthcare and life sciences investor at Mercia Asset Management. He is also a qualified doctor in anesthetics and critical care.

Houlihan Lokey is the trusted advisor to more top decision-makers than any other independent global investment bank. In 2023, Houlihan Lokey?s Capital Markets Group raised and advised on more than $14 billion in capital across approximately 100 transactions with 65 different financial sponsors across six countries.