Justin Abelow Houlihan Lokey

An urban whirlwind blows through the MMM studios when Justin Abelow drops by.

Justin is a long-tenured Managing Director in the financial sponsors group at Houlihan Lokey. He manages to be both a resolute Manhattanite and a global student of business, history and culture. Upper East Side boyhood steeped in the “Masters of the Universe” world of corporate finance in the ‘80s, undergraduate and law degree a short subway ride away at Columbia, and an early stint as a corporate lawyer all pointed toward a career in investment banking. Justin shares the story of the firm’s evolution into a market leader and his own career path in sponsor coverage. Concluding with Justin’s interest in history, the hosts and he each name their three ideal dinner companions (where Andy and Charlie were each surprised not to be on one another’s list).