• Job Description

  Req#: R0407

  Houlihan Lokey 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 ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions, the No. 1 global restructuring advisor, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, according to Thomson Reuters. For more information, please visit www.HL.com.

  Over the past 50 years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial and valuation advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, investors, and business owners we serve.

  Job Purpose:

  As the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, Houlihan Lokey enjoys industry-leading credibility in transaction opinions. Our Financial Valuation Advisory (FVA) practice has a dedicated Fund Opinions (FO) group that delivers fairness opinions and valuation advisory services to financial sponsors, including private equity funds, hedge funds, and credit funds. We provide advice to these sponsors across a variety of situations, including mergers, acquisitions, fund recapitalizations, and other portfolio company transactions.

  Our FO group is looking to add talented financial professionals at the Vice President/Senior Vice President / Director level to manage the execution of client engagements and build out our growing practice. You will join a team that focuses on complex analytics, financial models and valuation across a wide range of industries and asset classes (e.g. buyout, venture capital, credit, etc.). The group partners and collaborates with other Houlihan Lokey groups to deliver fairness and valuation opinions as well as other advisory services to our clients in a transaction-based business model.

  While the primary execution and business development focus will be fund opinions related, all members of the FO practice are expected to broadly facilitate our firm’s growth across other FVA, Corporate Finance, and Restructuring teams and cross sell all service offerings provided by Houlihan Lokey.

  The potential candidate will be a fully integrated member of the practice, and the primary activities will include project management and engagement execution: managing the day-to-day tasks of projects and serving as a principal contact with client personnel; leading diligence meetings; directing the efforts of Associates and Financial Analysts to perform financial analyses and prepare client deliverables; presenting deliverables both internally to review committees and externally to our clients. In addition, the candidate is expected to network with prospects to build revenue producing relationships and assist and drive other business development events and strategic initiatives.

  Responsibilities:

  · Lead business and financial due diligence

  · Conduct industry, competitor, and sub-sector research

  · Perform complex financial analyses including valuation utilizing methods including comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow analysis

  · Supervise and review deliverables on client engagements supporting advice and opinions

  · Project management - including day to day tasks and coordination with clients on project updates and deadlines

  · Prepare pitch materials and new proposals

  · Creative content development, thought leadership and collaboration across service lines

  · Assist in business development initiatives

  · Build relationships and maintain direct contact with current and prospective clients

  Basic Requirements:

  · An undergraduate degree

  · 5-15 years of investment banking, valuation, finance, accounting, or related experience

  · Strong accounting, finance, financial modeling and analytical abilities

  Preferred Requirements:

  · Ability to lead projects and client meetings

  · Experience supervising associates and analysts on client engagements

  · Strong qualitative and quantitative skills

  · Excellent oral and written communication skills

  · Intellectual curiosity and a results-driven professional

  · Strong team player, work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multi-task in a deadline-driven environment

  · Self starter, ability to work independently

  · Entrepreneurial attitude: desire and willingness to support a growing practice and contribute across the full suite of offerings

  · Business development experience or desire to step in such role

  Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base salary range for this role at the time of posting is: $180,000 - $275,000.

  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, as well as the service line and 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.

• About the company

  Houlihan Lokey is a leading global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation.

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