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Tl;dr: 3 examples of presentations prepared by Houlihan Lokey for their clients in real transactions. Learn how investment bankers do their job by seeing real examples of the PowerPoints they create.

Houlihan Lokey Investment Banking Presentation Examples

Here are 3 presentations to check out.

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58.Com Inc.

About

58.com Inc. is a leading online marketplace in China, often referred to as the “Craigslist of China.” Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Beijing, the company offers a wide range of classified advertisements, including job listings, real estate, second-hand goods, automotive services, and local services. Its platform connects local consumers and businesses, facilitating transactions through a user-friendly and comprehensive online interface.

58.com Inc. operates various sub-brands and platforms, such as 58 Town, Anjuke, and Zhuanzhuan, which cater to different segments of the market, including rural areas, real estate, and second-hand goods, respectively. The company has developed a robust ecosystem that integrates online and offline resources to enhance user experience and business efficiency.

In 2020, 58.com Inc. underwent a significant change when it entered into a going-private transaction, led by a consortium of investors. This transition aimed to provide the company with greater flexibility to execute its long-term strategy and navigate the competitive online marketplace sector.

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Gridsum Holding Inc

About

Gridsum Holding Inc. is a provider of cloud-based big-data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in China, serving multinational and domestic enterprises and government agencies. Its core technologies, the Gridsum Big Data Platform and the Gridsum Prophet: Enterprise AI Engine, enable real-time analysis of structured and unstructured data. This helps clients identify complex relationships and gain insights for better decision-making. As of March 2021, Gridsum completed a merger and ceased to be publicly traded, with its operations continuing as a subsidiary under Gridsum Growth Inc.

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Parker Drilling Co

About

Parker Drilling Company, now known as Parker Wellbore, is a provider of comprehensive drilling solutions for the energy industry. Established in 1934 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Parker Wellbore offers a wide range of services including land drilling, offshore drilling, well construction, rig design, and maintenance. The company operates in various global markets, primarily in the coastal waters of the US Gulf of Mexico.

Parker Wellbore operates through two main business lines: Drilling Services and Rental Tools Services. The Drilling Services division manages the drilling of oil, natural gas, and geothermal wells using both company-owned and customer-owned rigs. It also provides project-related services such as engineering, procurement, project management, and commissioning of drilling facilities, particularly in challenging and ecologically sensitive areas. The Rental Tools Services division supplies essential drilling equipment like drill pipes, tubing, blowout preventers, and other pressure control tools, alongside well construction and intervention services.

The company has a strong focus on technological advancements and sustainability. Recently, Parker Wellbore entered into a strategic alliance with TDE to implement the tde powerline, a downhole power and data transmission technology aimed at enhancing drilling efficiency and reducing environmental impact. This technology supports higher data transmission rates and power supply, facilitating intelligent digital drilling systems.

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About Houlihan Lokey

About Houlihan Lokey (Investment Banking M&A – Early 2025)

Houlihan Lokey is a leading global independent investment bank renowned for its M&A advisory, capital markets services, financial restructuring (where it holds a dominant global position), and valuation/financial advisory expertise. As of early 2025, its M&A practice is particularly dominant in the middle market, serving a broad range of clients including corporations, institutions, government entities, and a significant number of private equity sponsors active in this segment. The firm leverages deep industry expertise across numerous sectors and its market-leading positions in complementary services (especially restructuring and valuation) to provide comprehensive advisory solutions. Its independence allows it to provide conflict-free advice focused solely on client objectives.

Rankings (2024 & Early 2025)

Houlihan Lokey’s rankings reflect its strong focus on the middle market (often measured by deal count) and its unparalleled leadership in restructuring.

• US Middle Market M&A: Consistently ranked as the #1 M&A advisor for all US transactions for several consecutive years (including 2024), based on deal count, according to major league table providers like Refinitiv (LSEG). This highlights its immense volume of activity in the core US market.
• Global Middle Market M&A: Frequently holds the #1 spot globally for M&A transactions under $1 billion (or similar middle-market definitions) by deal count, demonstrating its global reach in this segment.
• Restructuring: Remained the undisputed #1 global advisor for financial restructuring by both deal value and number of transactions completed through 2024, a position it has held for many years.
• Fairness Opinions: Often ranks among the Top 5 global providers of fairness opinions, reflecting its valuation expertise.
• Overall Global Value: While not typically in the Top 10 for overall global announced M&A value (dominated by mega-deals), its high deal volume solidifies its importance in the broader M&A ecosystem.

Early indications for 2025 suggest Houlihan Lokey continues its high volume of activity across its core middle market M&A and restructuring practices.

Key Changes (2024 & Early 2025)

• Leadership Stability: The firm maintained stability at the senior executive level, with Scott Beiser continuing as CEO, providing consistent strategic direction.
• Continued Acquisitive Growth Strategy: Houlihan Lokey continued its long-standing strategy of supplementing organic growth with selective acquisitions. During 2024 and into early 2025, the firm likely evaluated or completed acquisitions to expand geographic reach, deepen industry sector expertise (e.g., technology, healthcare, business services), or add complementary advisory capabilities. This M&A activity for its own growth is a hallmark of the firm.
• Strategic Hiring: Alongside potential acquisitions, Houlihan Lokey actively focused on hiring experienced Managing Directors and teams across key industry verticals and geographies to strengthen its platform organically.
• Leveraging Integrated Platform: Continued emphasis on connecting M&A advisory clients with the firm’s market-leading restructuring, valuation, and capital markets capabilities, offering integrated solutions.
• Market Adaptation: Successfully navigated the middle-market dynamics of 2024, advising clients through persistent inflation and interest rate concerns while capitalizing on opportunities driven by private equity activity, succession planning, and corporate carve-outs.

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About the Investment Banking Decks here

Investment banking presentations are rarely if ever, made public. When I was junior in M&A, it would have been so helpful to have access to see how banking decks were made and how other banks made them.

The issue is that they are never made available, so I set out to help you.

What you will find here

You will find 2-4 real M&A decks from one bank. They are in a fancy form of PDF you can open and go through (best on your computer). If you want to see more, there are options to purchase more access (which funds a little team of analysts to make updates).

If you want to see more, this is part of a collection of 67 free M&A presentations from the top 20 banks (based on ranking and also the quality of presentation for you to learn from).

Why the heck should you care?

Investment banks attracted the best and the brightest.

• Slide structure/design: Learn how complicated concepts are structured and designed in PowerPoint
• Analysis approach: See exactly how complex financial methods are presented
• Strategy and communication: M&A deals are not (normally, other than many Duff and Phelps decks) cookie-cutter. There’s a host of topics that need to be dealt with
• Morbid interest: I used to do this for a living, but it’s still interesting to see how PPT are made… but then maybe it’s just me and so FML 😉

Who this will help

• You want to work in banking: There are a lot of applicants. Knowing the job helps you answer questions
• You work in banking: Even if you’re an MD, you need to know how the best are structuring their thoughts/analysis
• You write presentations: You can’t buy learnings like this. You can learn from the slides
• You have a curious mind: Good for you

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There are resources for you to purchase if they are helpful to you.

• I recommend “Premium” for anyone serious about learning slide structures.
• Get the “Pro” version if you are serious about learning about M&A decks (VP to MD).