Anita Antenucci

Ms. Antenucci "is a Senior Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Board of Directors. She leads Houlihan Lokey’s Aerospace•Defense•Government (ADG) Group.

"Ms. Antenucci has 15 years of investment banking experience including mergers, acquisitions, financing and valuation. She has worked on the buyside and the sellside for a wide array of Fortune 500 firms, small-caps, entrepreneurs and private equity owners. Her clients have included most of the world’s leading aerospace/defense contractors.

"In addition to her transactional expertise, Ms. Antenucci has advised companies, investor groups and government entities on the impact of industry restructuring and procurement reform, and is frequently cited by financial and trade press on these issues. In 2008, she was named one of the Top 40 under 40 Investment Bankers by Investment Dealers’ Digest and has recently been recognized with other such awards by The M&A Advisor and Corporate Board Member.

"Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Ms. Antenucci served as the co-president and managing director of Quarterdeck Investment Partners, a boutique M&A advisor to the aerospace, defense and government services industries. She held these and other roles at the firm and its predecessor company from its founding until 2002.

"Ms. Antenucci holds degrees from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University and from Northwestern University, and she studied at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques. She is a member of the 2009 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute, a member of the board of trustees of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, sits on the corporate advisory board of the National Guard Youth Challenge Foundation, and is a member of the board of directors of the Space Foundation. She is also registered with FINRA as a General Securities Principal (Series 7, 24 and 63) and a Limited Representative – Investment Banking (Series 79)."


 * Director, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin