Job Abstract

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Overview

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services.

Houlihan Lokey is the No. 1 investment bank for global M&A transactions under $1 billion, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past eight consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past nine consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by Refinitiv.

Corporate Finance

Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2023, we were ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions.

Scope

Houlihan Lokey’s Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) team is consistently ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for companies in the middle-market. With over 30 investment bankers, split between LA and DC, our ADG team is among the largest focused groups on Wall Street. Our senior leadership team has a multi-decade track record of executing the highest quality and impact transactions in the sector and has tremendous continuity together.

The team focused primarily on sell-side M&A for a variety of high-quality privately held, private equity held, and public companies. We are widely recognized as a trusted advisor in the sector and regularly involved in industry-defining transactions across the highest-impact sub-verticals in the market.

Responsibilities

Associates are an integral part of Houlihan Lokey’s business activities and play a key role in the delivery of exceptional service to our clients around the globe. Houlihan Lokey hires Associates to work specifically as part of industry aligned teams, assisting with a variety of investment banking services and transactions.

This position will be based in Houlihan Lokey’s Washington, D.C. office, working with their established team of ADG Group bankers. Corporate Finance associates support all facets of new business development and investment banking engagements by:

• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients

• Participating in end-to-end transaction execution including:

• Preparing client marketing presentations

• Analyzing historical and projected financial information

• Developing complex financial and valuation models

• Coordinating transaction execution and performing business due diligence

• Participating in the development of recommendations to clients alongside senior bankers

• Managing and supervising junior banking team members

Qualifications

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial entrepreneurial, and as such, rewards high-performing team members that are driven to succeed with substantial responsibility. The ideal candidate should be motivated, creative and outgoing, and possess:

• At least three years of professional working experience

• At least one year of investment banking or similar experience

• An undergraduate degree with academic distinction

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance

• Extensive financial modeling experience and strong analytical abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• A very high degree of intellectual curiosity and the ability to think independently

• The ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff

• The ability to manage multiple projects and hit deadlines in a highly organized manner

• An independent, solution-focused mindset 

Salary Range

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.