{
  "id": 11295895,
  "title": "Houlihan Lokey hires former Patria for capital solutions vertical",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/houlihan-lokey-contrata-ex-patria-para-vertical-de-capital-solutions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:57:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Brazil Journal",
    "slug": "brazil-journal",
    "url": "https://braziljournal.com/houlihan-lokey-contrata-ex-patria-para-vertical-de-capital-solutions/"
  },
  "original_language": "pt",
  "account": "Houlihan Lokey has hired Mayra Fregonesi, a former Patria executive, to lead its new capital solutions vertical in Brazil. Mayra's role will be to secure capital for the bank's transactions and connect Brazilian family offices and private equity and venture capital funds with international peers and companies to provide liquidity. She estimates that around $20 billion in investments are seeking liquidity from fund portfolios and family offices. Mayra previously worked at Patria for six years and at GP Investments from 2007 to 2019. The hire marks a new phase for Houlihan Lokey in Brazil, where it aims to expand M&A, capital solutions, and financial advisory services.",
  "summary": "O Houlihan Lokey – o banco de investimento americano conhecido por M&As e reestruturação de dívidas – acaba de contratar Mayra Fregonesi, uma ex-executiva do Patria, para criar uma vertical de capital solutions no País. O papel de Mayra será buscar capital para as transações do banco e também conectar family offices e fundos brasileiros […] The post Houlihan Lokey contrata ex-Patria para vertical…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}