Andy Cairns joins as a managing director to head Capital Markets in the region

Andy Cairns joins as a managing director to head Capital Markets in the region

DUBAI — Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Andy Cairns has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Middle East and Africa, Capital Markets, based in Dubai. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for building and leading the firm’s Capital Markets business in the region, working alongside senior colleagues to deliver a full spectrum of global capital options to regional clients, and providing access to Middle Eastern capital for clients across the world.

Mr. Cairns joins with extensive investment banking experience, having led over $750 billion of landmark M&A, loans, fixed income, and equity, including sovereign financings for the UAE, Oman, and Egypt and IPOs for Saudi Aramco, Mubadala, and Emaar. Most recently, he was Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Finance at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). Prior to this, Mr. Cairns was a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and HSBC, where he headed businesses in New York, London, and Hong Kong. He is a past Chairman of The Gulf Capital Market Association.

“Our Capital Markets team in Europe has been significantly strengthened recently and we are delighted that Andy is now joining to spearhead our