Investment Banking Associate | Industrials

Business Unit

Corporate Finance

Industry

IG - Industrials

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.

Industrials Group

Our Industrials Group had another record year and was ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. industrial transactions by Refinitiv in 2021, maintaining our position as the #1 industrials M&A advisor for 13 consecutive years. We cover the entire industrials market from a ground-up, subsector-specific model, with senior-level bankers dedicated to each of our primary coverage areas.

• Aerospace, Defense & Government
• Capital Goods
• Specialty Distribution
• Automotive & Transportation
• Chemicals
• Metals & Mining
• Heavy Equipment
• Industrial Technologies
• Plastics & Packaging
• Oilfield Services & Equipment
• Building Materials & Forest Products
• Security and Safety Solutions

Scope

Corporate Finance Associates Support All Facets Of New Business Development And Investment Banking Engagements By

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 around the globe. 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 Houlihan Lokey’s Minneapolis office, working with their established team of Industrials Group bankers.

• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Developing complex financial and valuation models
• Managing and supervising junior banking team members
• Participating in end-to-end transaction execution including:
• Coordinating transaction execution and performing business due diligence
• Preparing client marketing presentations
• Analyzing historical and projected financial information
• Participating in the development of recommendations to clients alongside senior bankers

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance
• An undergraduate degree, including an exemplary academic record, from an accredited institution
• Strong analytical/quantitative and technical abilities
• 4+ years of investment banking experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Transaction experience in the Industrials industry is preferred, but not required
• Extensive operational financial modeling and valuation experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on M&A experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously

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.