Financial Analyst | General Partner Advisory | New York
About The Position
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is a leading global investment bank providing independent strategic and financial advice across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The Capital Solutions Group, comprising over 170 professionals globally, offers tailored financing alternatives and strategic financial advice. The General Partner Advisory ("GPA") team is a focused, senior-led unit within Houlihan Lokey's advisory platform, advising founders and managing partners of private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure firms on critical firm-level decisions, specifically the sale of minority stakes in their management companies. These are private, competitive sell-side processes. GPA operates as a lean team, offering direct interaction with global leaders on every deal. The role of a Financial Analyst on the GPA team involves full participation in live M&A transactions from day one, working directly alongside Managing Directors and Vice Presidents. The alternative asset management industry is experiencing strong demand for GP stake advisory services, independent of traditional M&A cycles. The firm emphasizes selective hiring, intensive training, and quick contribution from analysts, providing a unique perspective on the private markets industry.
Requirements
- Graduating with a bachelor's or master's degree between December 2025 and June 2026
- Intellectual curiosity about private markets, alternative asset management, and the evolving landscape of GP economics
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; our work product goes to the CEOs and CFOs of leading private capital firms
- A strong work ethic and the drive to take ownership of your work product
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in financial modeling (Excel) and a solid foundation in valuation methodologies (DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions)
- Familiarity with or strong interest in the private capital ecosystem: private equity fund structures, management company economics, carried interest, and GP/LP dynamics
Responsibilities
- Driving sell-side M&A processes end-to-end, from initial mandate through CIM drafting, model creation, buyer diligence, and closing
- Building and owning the financial models, valuations, and supplementary analyses that underpin client recommendations
- Helping the managing partners of top-tier private capital platforms articulate what makes their firms must-own businesses, through CIMs, management presentations, and deal documents that go directly to the most sophisticated institutional GP stake buyers in the world
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation.
- Competitive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
