Investment Banking Financial Analyst | Los Angeles, Industrials (Class of 2026)
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 Gro up has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital raising, restructuring, and valuation. Our transaction quality and client work benefit from our company culture, where senior financial professionals are highly engaged in the execution of client projects, and from our experience as leaders in the market for more than a decade, which has given our professionals valuable exposure to a variety of situations and challenges. In 2024 , our Industrials Group was once again ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all glob al industrials transactions by LSEG (formerly Refinitiv ). Excludes accounting firms and brokers. As an Analyst in the Aerospace & Defence group, you will work on corporate finance engagements. The group's engagements principally include M&A, capital raising, fairness opinions, and strategic advisory assignments. As a dedicated member of our transaction team, you will be responsible for supporting these assignments
Requirements
- The ideal candidate will currently be pursuing a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree with a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026
- Have prior investment banking internship experience
- A strong work ethic
- An interest in Aerospace and Defence
- The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Undergraduate coursework in accounting and finance required
- Strong analytical capabilities
- A fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications
- Strong financial and computer (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) skills
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff
Responsibilities
- Prepare, analyze and explain financial information of a given company and related companies within the respective industry
- Perform valuations of companies using traditional valuation methodologies
- Prepare confidential offering memorandums, management presentations, buyers lists, marketing pitches, and other presentations
- Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements, on a limited basis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
