Business Unit:
Corporate Finance
Industry:
CM - Capital Markets Group

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, 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. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past nine consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past ten 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 LSEG (formerly Refinitiv).

Corporate Finance

The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business works with a wide spectrum of companies, from mid-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing EMEA platform with nearly 400 Corporate Finance bankers in offices across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Sweden, Spain, Israel, the Netherlands, and Dubai, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

Capital Markets Advisory

Our Capital Markets Group operates within Corporate Finance and provides advice and financing placement skills to private equity, corporate clients and family-owned businesses. The team is now c. 40 people across debt and equity and located in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and Dubai.

Our Frankfurt-based Debt Capital Markets team focusing on Sponsor Finance in the DACH region, is looking to add a Financial Analyst to the team. We are a rapidly growing team, advising Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies on the origination, structuring, and execution of private and public debt financings across numerous industries. Our team is one of the largest and most successful debt advisory practices for Private Equity in the DACH region. Over the past several years the Germany-based team advised on more than 20-25 successful financing transactions each year. Our team is involved in private equity backed transactions providing exposure to various debt products and financing structures, such as bank/senior loans, unitranche, second-lien debt and subordinated debt structures for a variety of situations, including acquisition financing, growth capital, refinancings, dividend recapitalizations, sale & lease back as well as factoring and leasing. The team has a broad and reliable network among private equity investors with a large share of recurring clients, bankers, debt funds and alternative lenders.

Responsibilities/ Scope

Based in Frankfurt, your focus will be on DACH mid-cap private equity transactions that provide exposure to a broad range of private equity and industry clients and investment banking services. You will work with a talented, dedicated staff of professionals who will give you broad exposure to the many different issues and concerns affecting companies and investors today. But most importantly you will be a part of a young a likeminded group of motivated junior peers.

You will research and analyse financial statements using financial models, general economic conditions, industry-specific developments, and investment attributes of publicly traded and private companies. You will also assist in preparing client ready presentations and process materials as well as co-ordinating client and lender calls, gaining live deal insights into what investment banking and the world of financing entails.

Houlihan Lokey provides a collegial, entrepreneurial work environment. We reward our Financial Analysts with substantial responsibilities, interaction with senior-level professionals, and live engagements.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A strong academic track record from a highly regarded university with a focus on finance, economics or business
• Relevant work and financial modelling experience (e.g. through internships, academic coursework) amongst others in the areas of debt advisory, credit analysis, debt capital markets, or leveraged finance
• Solid understanding of corporate finance principles, debt markets, and capital structures
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong computer skills, especially MS Office applications such as Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to operate independently but also work in a team with all levels of staff
• Business-fluent proficiency in German and English (verbal and written)
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight timelines

Most importantly, we seek to attract dedicated, team-oriented candidates with a deep desire to win, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to work hard to achieve the highest standards of performance.

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.