GCA Corporation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Defunct | October 4, 2021 |
| Fate | Acquired by Houlihan Lokey |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Geoffrey Baldwin (Co-CEO, Managing Director & Head of Mergers and Acquisitions), Todd Carter (Co-CEO, Managing Director & Executive Management Member), Blake Christensen (Director), Aaron Cohen (CFO – North America) |
| Products | Mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital markets services, private equity, mezzanine financing, public equity and debt markets investments |
| Parent | Houlihan Lokey |
GCA Corporation (previously known as GCA Savvian Corporation) was a global investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, USA. The company was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in October 2021.
Services
GCA specialized in financial services with a focus on mergers and acquisitions advisory for both public and private entities, covering buyside, sellside, and going-private deals. Its service portfolio included advisory on hostile takeovers, reorganizations, recapitalizations, and restructuring. Additionally, the firm provided capital markets expertise such as facilitating placements of common and preferred stock, mezzanine debt, convertible debt, equity lines, roll-up financings, and guidance on initial public offerings. The company also supported secondary direct placements and conducted thorough due diligence. GCA invested across private equity, mezzanine financing, as well as public equity and debt markets. Key industry sectors served encompassed technology, media, communications, healthcare, consumer and retail, and industrial markets. By December 31, 2012, GCA operated 13 subsidiaries.
In April 2014, GCA Savvian launched a fully owned subsidiary in Tokyo to strengthen its footprint within the Asian market.
Merger with Altium Capital
On May 9, 2016, GCA Savvian Corporation entered into an agreement to merge with Altium Capital (Altium Corporate Finance Group), finalizing the merger on July 31, 2016. This union established a prominent independent international investment bank functioning as GCA Altium across Europe and as GCA in the US and Asia. The transaction was structured as a share-for-share exchange, with GCA acquiring all outstanding shares of Altium in return for GCA stock.
Acquisition by Houlihan Lokey
GCA Corporation became part of Houlihan Lokey following its acquisition on October 4, 2021.
Recent activities
- October 2020: Provided advisory services to EnPro Industries during its $255 million acquisition of Alluxa, Inc.
- August 2020: Supported Luminar in its $3.4 billion merger with Gores Metropoulos.
- June 2014: Assisted Aptina Imaging with its $400 million acquisition by On Semiconductor.
- February 2014: Counseled Japanese company Toray Industries on its $584 million acquisition of Zoltek.
- November 2012: Collaborated with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise Daikin Industries on its $3.7 billion purchase of Goodman Global.
- September 2012: Guided Quest Software through its $2.4 billion sale to Dell.
- March 2011: Advised Advantest on acquiring Verigy for $1.1 billion.
Management
- Geoffrey Baldwin: Co-CEO, Managing Director & Head of Mergers and Acquisitions
- Todd Carter: Co-CEO, Managing Director & Executive Management Member
- Blake Christensen: Director
- Aaron Cohen: CFO – North America