Benjamin Ilhardt

Benjamin Ilhardt is a senior vice president in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring Group and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. He has more than a decade of experience advising companies, inves- tors and other parties-in-interest to special situations across a wide range of industries, and his transaction experience spans a variety of engagement types, from large multi-constituent in-court restructurings (such as Hexion, Momentive Performance Materials and Residential Capital) to reorganizations and recapitalizations of nonprofit organizations (such as the Daughters of Charity Health System, Lifespace Communities and Oconee Regional Health System). Mr. Ilhardt previously worked for Bain & Co., where he performed analysis and research to support the decision-making of senior management at For- tune 500 and private-equity clients across a variety of sectors. He received his B.S.B. summa cum laude in finance from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.