Houlihan Lokey announced that Patrick Collins has joined the firm's Financial Sponsors Group as a Managing Director. Mr. Collins will primarily focus on assisting the firm's hedge fund and financial sponsor clients with distressed and special situations investment opportunities. Mr. Collins joins Houlihan Lokey from Collins Investments LLC, he served as a Portfolio Manager and Head of Distressed Private Equity and Special Situations Private Equity at D.E. Shaw.

Other previous experience includes a range of roles at Mizuho International, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley.