FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced two senior appointments in its global Industrials Group, as the firm expands its coverage of the specialty distribution sector in Europe. Philipp Widmann has joined the firm from Baird as a Managing Director to lead the new team. Based in Frankfurt, he will work alongside senior colleagues in the firm's market-leading distribution team in the U.S., as well as colleagues across the broader.