Job Description

OVERVIEW

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. 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 M&A advisor for the past five consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past six consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters).

Houlihan Lokey’s Government Technology and Services team is looking to hire an experienced Associate that will support client engagements led by the Company’s team located in Tysons Corner, Virginia.  Houlihan Lokey’s Government Technology and Services team is part of the firm’s global Industrials Group and provides M&A advisory services to leading technology and services companies spanning a broad range of government end markets, including defense, intelligence, healthcare, and education, among many others. The team has completed more than $3 billion of sell-side M&A transactions over the past 2 years. You would have the opportunity to work with leading private equity-owned and privately held companies in our focus markets.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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. 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 Tysons Corner, VA, and support our ADG efforts as part of our global Industrial practice. Associates support all facets of our investment banking engagements by:

• Managing client relationships
• Participating in end-to-end transaction execution including but not limited to the following:
• Preparing confidential information memoranda, marketing, and presentation materials
• Analyzing historical and projected financial information
• Developing complex financial and valuation models
• Coordinating transaction execution
• Building datarooms and managing due diligence processes
• Participating in the development of recommendations to clients alongside senior bankers
• Supervising junior banking team members
• Assisting senior bankers with the new business development process, including the development of pitch books, identifying prospective new clients, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial entrepreneurial, and as such, rewards high-performing team members that are driven to succeed with substantial responsibility. The ideal candidate should be motivated, creative and outgoing, and possess:

• At least three years of professional working experience
• At least two years of investment banking experience (focused primarily if not entirely on supporting sell-side M&A transactions) 
• An undergraduate degree with academic distinction (MBA not required, but viewed favorably)
• Extensive financial modeling experience and strong analytical abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A very high degree of intellectual curiosity and the ability to think independently
• The ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff
• The ability to manage multiple projects and hit deadlines in a highly organized manner
• An independent, solution-focused mindset

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.

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