Robert Lenhardt via Lionheart is strategic, corporate, and private M&A advisor currently counselling boards of entrepreneurs and growth companies, as well as serving not-for-profit entities making national and international impact. Current projects include Utility Connect, Pocketalk, Voz Media, Numero Uno Bebidas, and others. Lionheart is a holding company for Ivy Hall Capital, LLC, an independent credit sponsor and corporate finance & M&A advisory firm founded to leverage the experience of its founders at their prior platform. Also, Lionheart is the holding company for ST☆Rs ™: Sports Team Athlete Reps ™, founded to serve as an umbrella organization for independent sports agents throughout multiple sports and leagues.

Elected WBC Secretary General in December 2014, having previously served as pro bono Chief Special Counsel from November, 2004. Currently, Executive Special Counsel. The WBC is a global not-for-profit responsible for the governance and administration of the sport worldwide since 1963, working for safety and against the exploitation of our athletes. Please see more information available at www.wbcboxing.com.

ST☆Rs™ - Sports Team Athlete Reps ™ - has been founded to serve as an umbrella organization for independent sports agents throughout multiple sports and leagues, as a division of Lionheart Representations, LLC.

Lionhill Estate was founded to pursue best practices for organic, non-GMO, and humane, free range cattle ranching, egg production, and farming of herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Please visit the link:

After beginning career in Big Law in NYC, founded predecessor corporate finance firm later sold to ORIX USA in 2001, then served two decades as Managing Director and General Counsel of ORIX Corporate Capital. Also elevated to immediate parent company ORIX USA, concluding service as Head of Corporate Finance, Legal.ORIX USA is the U.S. unit and largest overseas division of ORIX Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange; also NYSE: IX). In June 2019, ORIX reported its tenth consecutive year of profit growth and fifth consecutive year of record net income, with double-digit dividend growth for eight consecutive years.At ORIX USA, tasked with management, transactional, operational, and compliance functions firmwide. Including service as Head of Corporate Finance, Legal, as well as Managing Director & General Counsel of ORIX Corporate Capital, fulfilled role of chief legal officer overseeing the critical legal elements of lending and investing functions across ORIX USA, together with management, compliance, and other support functions. Previously named Deputy General Counsel in 2014.Since ORIX acquired predecessor company Seaboard & Company in 2001, responsible for oversight for thousands of complex commercial transactions in a variety of disciplines and industries, including:Leveraged FinanceMezzanine & Private EquityGrowth Capital (venture debt)Proprietary Investing, including multiple Structured Products (CLO securitizations of syndicated and commercial real estate loans)Fund InvestmentsNew Initiatives such as Sports & Entertainment and tax credit transactionsSpecial Assets (workouts and restructurings)Additionally, supported Administration, Operations, Litigation, and Internal Audit/compliance functions.

Elected to the Board of Directors of the newly public Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (originally est. 1972) upon its Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange, August 13, 2015. Board service included oversight of corporate development including multiple acquisitions, organic growth, and the institution of public company protocols and procedures. Also served as a Managing Director and the General Counsel of Houlihan Lokey’s sister company ORIX Corporate Capital from January 2006 forward, working in collaboration with Houlihan Lokey team members in the United States and internationally. Originally assisted team that acquired the majority interest in Houlihan Lokey in 2006, as well as assisting in the IPO process in 2015. www.hl.com