2026 Sponsors

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG.

Howden Capital, Advisory & Placement is the arm of Howden that advises banking, asset management and large corporate clients globally, offering balance sheet solutions that help their growth, optimise capital and achieve strategic objectives.Comprising securitisation bankers, lawyers, regulatory capital specialists and insurance experts, the Howden team has broad experience of synthetic risk sharing transactions, true-sale securitisations, portfolio sales, insurance portfolio solutions, private securitisations and credit insurance. Howden is authorised as both an insurance broker and a broker dealer and can arrange SRT transactions offering broad distribution across both funded and unfunded investor bases. Having successfully structured and executed various SRTs across different asset classes and jurisdictions, the team offers a comprehensive range of services to both new and experienced issuers including structuring, regulatory engagement, rating agency engagement and operational readiness. Howden can also support insurers looking to participate in SRT transactions including providing access to STS and other funded transactions.