scott sergeant

managing director

About

Co-heads Houlihan Lokey’s Industrial Services practice and leads the firm’s Environmental Services practice, covering companies offering essential services that keep their customers environmentally compliant, operating efficiently and safely, and focused on sustainability initiatives. Robust transaction experience with a large number of leading Environmental Services companies, including Clean Harbors, Covanta Energy, Darling Ingredients, Hydrochem, Safety-Kleen, Tervita, US Ecology, Waste Connections, and Waste Management, as well as high-quality privately held businesses and financial sponsors. Almost 100 successfully completed M&A-related transactions, including approximately 50 in the Environmental Services sector. Passionate advocate for the environment with a career-long dedication to working with companies that test, clean, remediate, collect, transport, recycle, treat, and dispose a variety of waste. Frequent speaker on the topics of sustainability and the environment and actively involved in several organizations dedicated to building parks and keeping our oceans clean.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

investment banking

Skill

mergers and acquisitions, private equity, due diligence, financial modeling, lbo, investment banking, capital markets, venture capital, corporate finance, valuation, credit analysis, restructuring

Experience

managing director

houlihan lokey

2001-7 - Present · 25 yrs 3 mos

Managing Director, Co-Head of Industrial Services Practice, Head of Environmental Services Practice Extensive work executing a large number of M&A, financing, and restructuring transactions across a variety of business sectors, including environmental, industrial, business services, aerospace, defense, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and consumer products.

senior vice president

bnp paribas

1997-1 - 1999-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led credit analysis for underwriting of middle market leveraged finance transactions across a variety of industry sectors, as well as for participation in large syndicated loans.

associate

jpmorgan chase & co.

1995-7 - 1997-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

Two-year training program, including successful completion of the bank's formal credit training and rotations in credit, restructuring, product development and cash management sales.