Investment Banking Associate | Industrials
Houlihan Lokey - Washington DC, VA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
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. 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. 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
- Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients
- Participating in end-to-end transaction execution
- 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
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Discretionary incentive compensation
