Houlihan Lokey, Inc. announced that Scott Kirkby has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its European Financial Services and Technology team, which operates as part of the global FinTech Group. Based in London, Mr. Kirkby will focus primarily on the banking and lending sector, further strengthening the firm?s EMEA capabilities in this area. Mr. Kirkby joins from Bupa, where he was the Group Director of Corporate Development with a range of responsibilities, including M&A and portfolio management.

Mr. Kirkby previously spent seven years as Head of Corporate Development and M&A at NatWest Group, formerly the RBS Group, where he played a leading role in the significant divestiture programme undertaken by the bank as well as various acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and internal restructures. Prior to this, Mr. Kirkby spent 12 years in Credit Suisse?s Financial Institutions Group (FIG), becoming Head of EMEA FIG M&A, based in London, before moving to New York in 2013 as Head of FIG M&A for the Americas. He began his investment banking career in 2001 in Australia.