Deal Flow Alert: Houlihan Lokey MD Hire Sparks ATS Opportunity

🚀 Battle Card: Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

• John Guzzo, Managing Director · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/houlihan-lokey/)

• Hiring a veteran MD to spearhead Mortgage Services reveals an urgent need to accelerate senior M&A talent acquisition—classic Houlihan Lokey, Inc. sales trigger. → Source

• Need for rapid integration of senior talent into high-stakes deal teams

• Pressure to maintain market-leading advisory capabilities with top-notch hires

• Primary: Greenhouse ATS → Cut time-to-hire by 30%

• Expansion: Sapling Onboarding → Accelerate new hire productivity

• HQ: New York, NY

• Employees: ≈ 1,700

• Rev: ≈ $2 B

• Website: [hl.com](https://hl.com/)

🤼 Competitive Intel

• LinkedIn Talent Solutions — HR software / Recruitment
• Unique edge: Massive professional network & InMail outreach
• Evaluated by CHRO & Head of Talent Acquisition for candidate reach

• Greenhouse — Applicant Tracking System
• Unique edge: Intuitive workflows & interview kits
• Evaluated by Talent Ops for ease of integration

• Workday — HCM suite
• Unique edge: End-to-end HR & finance integration
• Evaluated by CIO & HRIS Lead for scalability

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY   = ❑<your company>❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑Greenhouse ATS❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑30% reduction in time-to-hire❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call❑
TONE          = ❑friendly❑

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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = John
COMPANY     = Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
DEPT        = Financial Services
SIZE        = ≈ TBD
BOTTLENECK  = ≈ rapid integration of senior talent
EVENT       = Grows Financial Services Group With Senior Hire
DETAIL      = John Guzzo joins as Managing Director
PAIN        = Need for rapid integration of senior talent into high-stakes deal teams
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20250929274051&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = ≈ TBD
WIN_METRIC  = 30% faster hires
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈ TBD
EMP_EST     = ≈ 1,700
REV_EST     = ≈ $2 B

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈ TBD-person Financial Services

John—noticed your Financial Services team is ≈ TBD.

That’s when ≈ rapid integration of senior talent slows growth.

We helped ≈ TBD fix this with Greenhouse ATS.

Result: 30% faster hires.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ TBD.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about John Guzzo joins as Managing Director — Need for rapid integration of senior talent into high-stakes deal teams.  
Greenhouse ATS. 30% reduction in time-to-hire. Quick chat?