Investment Banking Vice President | 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

Our Industrials Group was once again ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. industrial transactions by Refinitiv in 2022. Over more than a decade, we have built one of the largest Industrials groups on Wall Street. 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.

Our focus and transaction experience in these sectors enables us to provide our clients with access to top decision-makers at leading strategic and financial firms worldwide. Our firsthand knowledge of global players and the industry gives us insight into a variety of corporate strategies and negotiating tactics, as well as the most up-to-date local and international market intelligence—making us a trusted, objective financial advisor to our clients.

• Capital Goods/Electrical
• Specialty Distribution
• Industrial & Environmental Technologies
• Chemicals
• Oilfield Services & Equipment
• Metals, Mining & Engineered Materials
• Automotive, Off-Road & Other Transportation
• Security and Safety Solutions
• Packaging, Plastics & Paper
• Building Products & Materials
• Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Responsibilities

Vice Presidents in the Industrials Group support new business development and investment banking engagements. They work on a variety of transactions that provide exposure to various investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity, refinancings, and leveraged buyouts. You will:

• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors.
• Value companies and businesses;
• Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements; and
• Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches, and other presentations;
• Prepare, analyze, and help explain historical and projected financial information;
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions;

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously
• Hands-on M&A experience
• Extensive operational, financial modeling, and valuation experience
• Transaction experience in the Industrials industry
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills

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.

$200,000.00-$250,000.00

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.