Bio

Mr. Koecher is a Global Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business and Head of Transaction Advisory Services. He has over 25 years of experience working with financial sponsors and corporate management teams in the energy, industrials, consumer, media, technology, and food sectors. Mr. Koecher is also a member of the Financial and Valuation Advisory ESG Task Force. He is based in the firm’s Dallas office. Mr. Koecher provides buyside and sellside accounting, financial and tax diligence, and integration and divestiture services to leading financial and corporate M&A clients. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, he had a 15-year tenure as a Deal Advisory Partner at KPMG supporting cross-border and domestic transactions. Most recently, he served as a partner with Highlander Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, where he supported leveraged buyouts in manufacturing, chemicals, consumer products, and food. Mr. Koecher is a continuing guest lecturer at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, where he serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board. He is a governing board member for the Parish Episcopal School Endowment Fund and previously served on the Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Circle Ten Council for the Boy Scouts of America and previously served on the board of directors for Versatex Building Products, LLC. Mr. Koecher holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Texas A&M University, where he graduated cum laude, and a Master of Management from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors. He is a Certified Public Accountant.