Grant Casteel

Managing Director & Practice Head

Grant Casteel is a Managing Director and the Practice Head of Houlihan Capital’s Valuation and Financial Advisory Group. He has nine years of professional experience in the financial services industry. He performs valuations for financial reporting (ASC 820, 718, 805, and 350), tax, strategic planning, and transaction opinion (fairness, solvency, and capital adequacy) purposes.

Mr. Casteel has extensive experience valuing common stock, preferred stock, financial derivatives, and fixed income instruments of private and public companies across a broad range of industries. He has also advised several fund clients on the value of their cryptocurrency holdings. His primary responsibility is to ensure successful execution of engagements, which often means working closely with his junior colleagues to conduct due diligence, perform financial analyses, and deliver high-quality valuation reports.

Prior to joining Houlihan Capital, Mr. Casteel spent two years with the Tax Services Group of Duff & Phelps. Mr. Casteel earned a Master of Arts in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Missouri. Mr. Casteel is a CFA Charterholder.