Investment Banking Associate | Industrials (ADG)

Houlihan Lokey•Washington DC, DC

10h

About The Position

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com. 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 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions. Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital-raising, restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services. Our transaction quality and client work benefit from our company culture, where financial professionals are highly engaged in the execution of client projects, and from our experience as leaders in the market for over a decade, which has given our professionals valuable exposure to a variety of situations and challenges. . Job Description 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. 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 our DC - Tysons Corner office and will support our ADG - Government Services industry coverage efforts as part of our global Industrials Group.

Requirements

At least three years of professional working experience
At least two years of investment banking experience
An undergraduate degree with academic distinction

Nice To Haves

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, solutions-focused mindset

Responsibilities

Managing client relationships
Participating in end-to-end transaction execution including but not limited to the following:
Preparing confidential information memoranda, marketing, and presentation materials
Analyzing historical and projected financial information
Developing complex financial and valuation models
Coordinating transaction execution
Building data rooms and managing due diligence processes
Participating in the development of recommendations to clients alongside senior bankers
Managing and supervising junior banking team members
Assisting senior bankers with the new business development process, including the development of pitch books, identifying prospective new clients, etc.