Houlihan Lokey, Inc. announced that Zili Shao has been appointed as a Senior Advisor as the firm looks to further develop its Financial Restructuring business in Greater China. Mr. Shao is Chairman of MountVue Capital Management, a private equity fund manager in China that he founded in 2017. He previously served as Co-Chairman of King & Wood Mallesons in China, Chairman and Chief Executive of JP Morgan China, Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Asia, and Managing Partner of Asia Pacific for Linklaters.

He serves as an independent director to Yum China Holdings, Inc., listed on the NYSE and HKEX, and EDP (Energias de Portugal), listed on Euronext Lisbon. In addition, he is a Senior Advisor to Deutsche Börse Group's Clearstream Banking S.A., and Fangda Partners, a leading PRC law firm in China. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of Ares SSG Capital Management.