Vice President - Capital Solutions - Financial Services & Structured Finance POD, New York

Houlihan Lokey • New York, NY

1d • $250,000

About The Position

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, 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. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 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 LSEG. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, 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. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 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 LSEG. Capital Solutions Our Capital Solutions Group provides capital-raising services for a wide variety of clients, from large, publicly held, multinational corporations to privately held companies either sponsor-backed or founded and run by entrepreneurs. In partnership with our Industry Coverage teams and Financial Sponsors Group, we combine superior sector knowledge and relationships with significant expertise in structuring and syndicating financings. We approach each transaction with the goal of creating a capital structure that enables our clients to achieve their strategic objectives with the best terms available in the market. Houlihan Lokey has acted as a placement agent, an underwriter, or a strategic advisor for a wide variety of financings. Houlihan Lokey’s Capital Solutions Group originates, structures, and executes private and public debt and equity financings on behalf of the firm’s corporate and private equity clients. The candidate would work in the Financial Services & Structured Finance pod within Capital Solutions that focuses on structuring and placing debt and equity financings in a broad range of situations involving financial services companies and financial assets. Our team works on transactions that provide exposure to various financing products, techniques, and applications, such as bank debt, senior loans, rated and unrated securitizations, second-lien debt, unitranche debt, mezzanine debt, and equity / equity-linked securities for a variety of uses, including growth capital, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), acquisition financing, refinancings, dividend recapitalization, and special situations. Members of the Financial Services & Structured Finance pod within the Capital Solutions Group gain significant exposure to their counterparts at private equity firms, corporations, and private capital investors. They also work closely with Houlihan Lokey’s industry coverage, M&A, financial restructuring, and financial valuation and advisory teams. The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial and entrepreneurial, and, as such, rewards financial analysts with substantial responsibility and interaction with senior-level professionals.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree from a strong academic institution
• 6+ years of relevant work experience in similar roles within investment banking / private credit / private equity (capital markets origination, structuring, and placement)
• Advanced knowledge of accounting, finance, financial modelling, financial analysis, and valuation
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills and a proven self-starter
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on leveraged finance and/or structured finance transaction experience
• Knowledge of the financial services sector (e.g., specialty finance, insurance services and asset & wealth management)

Responsibilities

• Work side-by-side with a talented, dedicated staff of senior professionals who will provide broad exposure to the many different considerations affecting public and private equity financings
• Assist with evaluating and structuring customized financing alternatives for private equity and corporate clients
• Interact with a variety of investors, including commercial banks, direct lending funds, hybrid capital funds, co-investment funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, asset managers, and family offices
• Gain hands-on transaction experience by playing an integral role on deal teams from the initial pitch through closing
• Develop general corporate finance and valuation skills relevant to raising capital while building a detailed understanding of key developments in the debt and equity capital markets
• Interact with a broad range of businesses across different organizations and with unique capital needs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees