David Schneider

Managing Director — Chemicals at Houlihan Lokey

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Well-rounded corporate finance and business professional with 17 years of global cross-border experience at leading global investment banks. Seasoned in advising companies across the chemical industry spectrum, including formulated chemical products (lubricants and fluids, coatings, adhesives, water treatment chemicals), additives and ingredients, specialty polymers, resins, pigments / colorants, plastics, and commodity/intermediate chemistries, as well as industrial minerals. Investment banking experience encompasses advisory and extensive transaction execution work in both public and private company settings across buyside and sellside M&A, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets. Member of Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group as well as the firm’s global Chemicals practice, with responsibilities for managing investment banking client relationships, strategic M&A idea generation, and transaction advisory/execution for chemical clients in the Americas. Experience working with clients in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey
    Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Responsible for managing investment banking client relationships, strategic M&A idea generation and transaction advisory/execution for chemical clients in the Americas

  • Director at Deutsche Bank
    Jun 2008 - Nov 2021 · 13 yrs 6 mos

    Senior member of the global chemicals practice responsible for managing investment banking client relationships, idea generation and transaction advisory/execution for Public, Private and Private equity chemical clients across M&A, debt and equity transactions. Broad ranging chemical sub-sector expertise.