Investment Banking Associate | Debt Capital Markets

Business Unit

Corporate Finance

Industry

CM - Capital Markets Group

Overview

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.

Corporate Finance

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 2022, we were ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions.

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets 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, including private issuances of leveraged loans, mezzanine debt, and minority equity as well as public offerings of common stock, equity-linked securities, and high-yield bonds.

Houlihan Lokey’s Capital Markets Group originates, structures, and executes private and public debt and equity financings on behalf of the firm’s corporate and private equity clients across numerous industries. Associates work on transactions that provide exposure to various financing products, techniques and applications, such as bank debt / senior loans, second-lien debt, unitranche debt, mezzanine debt and equity / equity-linked securities for a variety of situations, including growth capital, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), acquisition financing, refinancings, dividend recapitalizations and special situations.

Members of the Capital Markets Group work closely with a range of sponsor-backed, public and privately-owned clients, as well as with Houlihan Lokey’s industry coverage, M&A and financial restructuring teams.

You will

• 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; and
• Interact with a broad range of businesses across different industries and with unique capital needs.
• Assist with evaluating and structuring customized financing alternatives for private equity and corporate clients;
• The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial and entrepreneurial, and, as such, rewards financial analysts with substantial responsibility and interaction with senior-level professionals.
• 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 debt and equity financings;
• Gain hands-on transaction experience by playing an integral role on deal teams from the initial pitch through closing;

Qualifications

The ideal candidate would possess the following qualities and background:

• Top academic performer and a quick learner capable of performing in an unstructured environment
• Undergraduate degree (business/economics degree preferred, but not required) and/or MBA from a strong academic institution
• Three years of relevant work experience in similar roles within investment banking / private equity / corporate roles (credit underwriting, debt structuring and syndication, lending, or M&A experience preferred, but not required)

Basic Qualifications

• Proven accounting, finance, financial modeling, and analytical abilities
• Very strong work ethic and careful attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and a proven self-starter
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff

Salary Range

Role

The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation.

$175,000.00-$225,000.00

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.