Three members of Houlihan Lokey's Manchester-based Corporate Finance team have been promoted to Vice President - James Grundy, Durgesh Panchani, and Ben Wood.

James Grundy joined Houlihan Lokey from Barclays in 2016 and is a member of the Global Technology Team where his focus lies in the human capital management sector. His most recent assignment was the sale of Warrington-based Talos360 to LDC, an award-winning provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions.

Durgesh Panchani is also a member of the Global Technology Team and joined the firm as an M&A analyst in 2010. With a focus primarily on the gaming market, he was recently involved in the sale of Play Magnus Group to Chess.com.

Ben Wood is a member of Houlihan Lokey's Industrials Group and joined the firm last year from Deloitte. He recently was a member of the team advising on the sale of Bulgin, a leading manufacturer of environmentally sealed connectors and components, to Infinite Electronics.

Adrian Reed, head of Houlihan Lokey's Manchester Office, said:

"Houlihan Lokey focuses on building deep domain expertise across its' corporate finance business and this round of promotions is a sign that our team is cementing our status as leaders in the technology and industrial subsectors. James, Durgesh, and Ben possess an advanced level of expertise in their respective sectors, and have developed the specialist skills to navigate complex transactions and help us achieve outstanding outcomes for our clients."