Houlihan Lokey, Inc. announced that Michael Hommeyer has joined as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Based in New York, Mr. Hommeyer will spearhead a new syndicate function that focuses on expanding the firm?s investor coverage, distribution capabilities, and market insights as they pertain to U.S. private credit placements. Mr. Hommeyer joins the firm after spending 25 years at Morgan Stanley.

Most recently, he served as a Managing Director and Head of Private Credit for four years, where he established the firm's private credit placement platform, executing debt and equity-linked transactions. Prior to that, Mr. Hommeyer was part of the Fixed Income Division focused on both leveraged loan and high-yield distribution.