Founded in 1996, Houlihan Smith & Company Inc. is a national investment banking firm that provides financial advisory and financing services to public and private businesses. Houlihan Smith & Company Inc. is one of the leading providers of financial opinions, financing, merger and acquisitions advisory and other corporate advisory services. The company is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and is registered as a licensed broker-dealer. It is a recognized leader in corporate advisory services, having successfully transacted over 500 merger and acquisition, capital restructuring, private placement, bankruptcy services and Employee Stock Ownership Plan advisory engagements. Houlihan Smith & Company Inc. has represented dozens of Committees on a broad range of financial matters.