Investment Banking Associate - Industrials

About the role

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com. 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 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions. Industrials 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.

Responsibilities

• This position will be based in Houlihan Lokey's New York office, working with their established team of Industrials Group bankers. Corporate Finance associates support all facets of new business development and investment banking engagements by:
• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Participating in end-to-end transaction execution including:
• Preparing client marketing presentations
• Analyzing historical and projected financial information
• Developing complex financial and valuation models
• Coordinating transaction execution and performing business due diligence
• Participating in the development of recommendations to clients alongside senior bankers
• Managing and supervising junior banking team members

Requirements

• 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 4 years of investment banking or similar experience
• An undergraduate degree with academic distinction
• Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance
• 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
• Compensation and Benefits
• $175,000 - $225,000
• 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 and the location where this position may be filled.
• Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
• 2026 Benefits
• 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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Additional Information

Business Unit: Corporate Finance Industry: Industrials

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