Sandro Galfetti has joined Houlihan Lokey’s equity secondary solutions team as a managing director, covering the private equity sector.
In the London-based role, Galfetti will lead the general partner (GP)-led secondary advisor business in Europe alongside Michael Pilson. The pair are responsible for advising EMEA-based private capital sponsors on GP-led transactions including single- and multi-asset continuation vehicles.
The secondary market solutions business services general partners and alternative investment managers, providing services including liquidity solutions and capital structuring. In 2024, the group closed 15 GP-led secondary transactions in 2024.
Matt Swain, managing director and global co-head of equity capital solutions, commented, “We believe current secondary market growth will take dollar volumes to new heights over the short, medium, and long-term. Sandro’s appointment is proof of that conviction, specifically in the EMEA region.”
In Q2 2025, Houlihan Lokey reported US$605 million in revenues – up 18% year-on-year.
Galfetti has close to 25 years of industry experience and joins the company from UBS Investment Bank, where he was head of EMEA secondary advisory. Since 2008, he has held secondary investment management roles at investment bank PJT Partners, The Blackstone Group and Capital Dynamics.
Galfetti began his career at Swiss Re Financial Services as a project auditor and structured credit underwriter.
