Houlihan Lokey announced that Billy Goldstein has joined as a Managing Director in its Technology Group. Based in New York, Goldstein will expand the team’s efforts across the digital infrastructure marketplace.
 
Goldstein joins following nearly five years as a Partner and Managing Director at CDX Advisors, a technology-enhanced investment bank focused on TMT and middle-market growth companies. At CDX, he focused primarily on the digital infrastructure space, originating and advising clients in more than $22.6 billion of closed M&A (buyside and sellside M&A) involving private and public targets. Goldstein also structured joint ventures and raised $4.8 billion in private equity for the firm’s digital infrastructure clients. Prior to his time at CDX, he had been a Managing Director in the TMT group at Goldman Sachs and, subsequently, Head of North American Telecom Merchant and Investment Banking for Macquarie Capital. Throughout his career, Goldstein has executed more than $130 billion of closed M&A and raised over $37 billion of debt and equity for clients.
 
“Billy brings a depth of sector knowledge, transaction experience, and dedication to client focus to our Digital Infrastructure team that is critical to our success. He also brings more than 25 years of experience executing some of the largest and most complex M&A transactions in TMT, which will benefit our team and our clients,” said Jason Hill, Managing Director and Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s U.S. Technology Group and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure. “We look forward to Billy leveraging his strong industry knowledge, reputation as a strategic advisor, cross-border execution experience, and deep relationships within the market as we grow and continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients.”

Houlihan Lokey’s Digital Infrastructure team has cultivated a strong track record in the market, with more than 25 years of targeted coverage and deep industry expertise. The firm’s dedicated team of nearly 40 digital infrastructure-focused financial professionals across the U.S. and Europe offers clients exceptional access to both domestic and international opportunities, facilitating strategic investments and partnerships in this rapidly evolving space.
 
“Houlihan Lokey’s deep market relationships, particularly within the rapidly expanding digital infrastructure world, its broad suite of services, and its client-centric culture make this an incredibly exciting opportunity. The Digital Infrastructure team’s expertise across subsectors is unparalleled and continues to grow at an explosive rate,” added Mr. Goldstein. “I share Houlihan Lokey’s commitment to driving successful outcomes for our clients in this dynamic and transformative space, and I am eager to collaborate with my new colleagues.”