Houlihan Lokey, Inc. announced that Val Shapiro has joined the firm?s Financial Sponsors Group as a Managing Director to support and expand the team?s credit coverage efforts, focusing on alternative asset managers, hedge funds, credit funds, and collateralized loan obligations. She is based in New York. Ms. Shapiro has joined from Ankura Consulting, where she was a Senior Managing Director in its Turnaround & Restructuring Group and head of the firm?s Revenue team.

Prior to Ankura, she was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, managing leveraged loan and high-yield bond investments for issuers across several sectors, including food and beverage, retail, industrials, and business services, among others. Ms. Shapiro also has held roles at Onex Credit Partners and Deutsche Bank.