Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) is a global investment bank providing M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advisory services, with a political signal driven by congressional trading (5 trades, 4 sales, 1 purchase) and one executive branch sale.
BusinessWhat HLI does
Houlihan Lokey operates as a global investment bank and advisory firm, generating revenue from corporate finance (M&A and capital markets advisory), financial restructuring services, and financial opinions and valuation services. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments across multiple industries.
12 months past · 3 months futureHLI activity timeline
Executive Branch ConflictsHLI held by Trump-administration officials
Lifetime Government AwardsHLI federal contracts
HLI doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding HLI
Politicians Trading HLIMembers of Congress with recent HLI positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading HLI
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Political ProfileWhere HLI sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: No lobbying spend (get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income: $0), no donations, no federal contracts (get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary: null). EVIDENTIARY: Congressional trading shows 5 trades (4 sales, 1 purchase) across 3 politicians, all in $1,001-$15,000 range (Top congressional traders). One executive branch sale by Lori Chavez-DeRemer (get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[0]). No corporate insider buys (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys empty). Net: Light trading activity with slight sales bias, but no structural political engagement.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Heightened SEC and FINRA scrutiny on investment banking practices, including conflicts of interest and deal disclosuresSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)"Regulatory density score of 75 reflects high financial services oversight; no specific bill impacts in Recent bill_impacts, but industry is pervasively regulated"
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential regulatory easing for middle-market M&A and private capital formation under pro-business administrationsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of the Treasury"No direct evidence from data, but industry cyclicality tied to regulatory climate; get_political_influence.lobbying shows no spending, so opportunities are speculative based on sector"
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
Live signals + predictions for HLI — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades HLI
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord