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Rothschild & Co appoints Brent Surber to lead its Private Capital Markets capabilities in North America

Rothschild & Co announced on 17 August 2026 the appointment of Brent Surber as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Capital Markets within Global Markets Solutions (GMS). Based in New York, Surber will develop private capital solutions for corporate and financial sponsor clients across GMS and Global Advisory. He joins from Guggenheim Securities, where he was Senior Managing Director in Capital Markets, and previously spent nearly a decade at Houlihan Lokey. The newly established role focuses on bespoke equity and debt financings, capital structure advisory, and private capital distribution.

• Rothschild & Co announced the appointment of Brent Surber as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Capital Markets within Global Markets Solutions (GMS) on 17 August 2026.
• Surber is based in New York and will work closely with colleagues across GMS and Global Advisory to grow the firm's private capital solutions offering.
• He joins from Guggenheim Securities, where he was Senior Managing Director in Capital Markets, and previously spent nearly a decade at Houlihan Lokey building its Capital Solutions business.

Rothschild & Co appoints Brent Surber to lead its Private Capital Markets capabilities in North America

Rothschild & Co appointed Brent Surber as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Capital Markets within Global Markets Solutions (GMS), a newly created role. Based in New York, Surber will lead the firm's Private Capital Markets capabilities in North America, focusing on bespoke equity and debt financings, capital structure advisory, and private capital distribution. He joins from Guggenheim Securities, where he was Senior Managing Director in Capital Markets, and previously spent nearly a decade at Houlihan Lokey.

• Rothschild & Co announced the appointment of Brent Surber as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Capital Markets within Global Markets Solutions (GMS) on 17 August 2026.
• The role is newly established and Surber is based in New York.
• Surber will focus on bespoke equity and debt financings, capital structure advisory and solutions, and private capital distribution.

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for Houlihan Lokey (2026-09-22)

Houlihan Lokey reported several key governance and leadership actions following its annual stockholder meeting on September 16, 2026. Stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2016 Incentive Award Plan, which sets the reserved share pool at 12 million shares, reinstates an annual evergreen replenishment at a reduced 1% rate (down from 6%), and eliminates the fixed plan expiration date. Additionally, the company announced the election of Thomas Reichert to the Board as an independent Class I director effective October 1, 2026, receiving a $120,000 initial restricted stock grant. In executive leadership changes, General Counsel Christopher M. Crain retired to transition into a Corporate Senior Advisor role, and Prabha Sipi Bhandari was appointed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.

• Stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2016 Incentive Award Plan, establishing a 12 million share reserve and resetting annual evergreen dilution increases to 1% (down from 6%).
• Thomas Reichert was elected as an independent Class I director effective October 1, 2026, receiving a $120,000 restricted stock grant vesting over three years.
• Christopher M. Crain retired as General Counsel to become Corporate Senior Advisor, with Prabha Sipi Bhandari appointed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary on September 16, 2026.

Moelis Appoints Greg Guest as a Managing Director in its Private Capital Advisory Group

Moelis & Company announced the appointment of Greg Guest as a Managing Director in its Private Capital Advisory Group, continuing the expansion of its private capital advisory business.

Moelis Appoints Russell Mason as a Managing Director in its Capital Structure Advisory Group

Moelis & Company announced the appointment of Russell Mason as a Managing Director in its Capital Structure Advisory Group on August 24, 2026.