specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Houlihan Lokey
providerId: houlihan-lokey
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Investment Banking
description: 'No FinOps surface for Houlihan Lokey APIs: there is no public developer API and no
  consumption-based billing model. Houlihan Lokey is fee-for-engagement advisory.'
notes: No public developer API; preserved as a trimmed scaffold.
sources:
  - https://www.hl.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
serviceCategory: Investment Banking & Financial Advisory
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Not Applicable (no public API)
  billingFrequency: N/A
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Houlihan Lokey
  ServiceCategory: Investment Banking & Financial Advisory
  ProviderName: Houlihan Lokey
  PublisherName: Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters: []
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Not applicable - no public API consumption to track.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Not applicable - no API spend exists.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Not applicable until a public developer API is published.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Not applicable until a public developer API is published.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com