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As of Jun 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for internship corporate development in the United States is $18.67, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.59 and $17.31 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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As a Corporate Development intern, you can expect to work on a variety of projects, such as market research, financial modeling, and assisting with due diligence for potential mergers and acquisitions. You'll often collaborate with senior team members to analyze industry trends, evaluate potential business opportunities, and prepare presentations for executive leadership. The work environment is typically fast-paced and team-oriented, providing hands-on exposure to strategic decision-making processes and cross-functional collaboration with departments like finance, legal, and operations.

What is an Internship in Corporate Development?

An Internship in Corporate Development is a temporary position where students or recent graduates work with a company's corporate development team. These interns help analyze market trends, assist in mergers and acquisitions, evaluate potential business opportunities, and support strategic planning initiatives. The goal is to gain hands-on experience in deal-making, financial modeling, and strategic growth projects, while learning how companies expand and strengthen their market position. This internship is ideal for those interested in finance, strategy, or business development careers.

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To thrive in a Corporate Development Internship, you need strong analytical skills, financial modeling proficiency, and a solid understanding of business strategy, often supported by coursework in finance, business, or economics. Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools, as well as experience with databases like Capital IQ or Bloomberg, is highly valued. Excellent communication, teamwork, and adaptability are vital soft skills for collaborating across departments and presenting insights to leadership. These competencies enable interns to contribute meaningfully to deal analysis, strategic projects, and the overall growth objectives of the organization.
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Corporate Development Intern (Fall 2026)

Corporate Development Intern (Fall 2026)

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

New York, NY

$25/hr

Part-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Business Unit:

Accounting

Industry:

No Industry

Overview

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.

Scope:

Houlihan Lokey is looking for an intern to join the firm's growing Corporate Development team. Over the past decade, the firm's bull-bear balanced platform has worked as designed and the Company has grown over 13% per year since its IPO. As such, effectuating greater operational efficiencies and strategic acquisitions have also become an increasingly important part of Houlihan Lokey's growth strategy.


The Corporate Development team reports directly to the CEO and CFO of the firm, while working in partnership with the heads of the various business lines at HL. This role has the opportunity to be a contributor in effectuating strategic and operational efficiencies and changes across the firm, in addition to executing on acquisitions globally. The intern will be involved in multiple aspects of acquisitions, certain areas of operations and will be conducting various analyses and preparing presentations on corporate initiatives for the firm's executives / senior management.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Corporate Development team on a broad array of acquisition-related activities and other special projects.
  • Support the Corporate Development team's origination efforts, which include the development of acquisition target searches and profiles, conducting preliminary evaluation of industry participants for categorization and prioritization within HL's pipeline, and tracking the team's pipeline activities and maintenance of the team's CRM database (including extensive use of Salesforce and Pitchbook).
  • Aid in the Corporate Development team's post-acquisition performance tracking by analyzing precedent transactions and creating reports that are shared with management and leveraged by the team during deal execution.
  • Develop and manage databases, processes, templates, and reports that drive efficiency and productivity for acquisitions and other strategic projects. Specifically, certain projects include precedent transaction databases, acquisition target lists, and presentation templates, to name a few.

Qualifications:

  • Must be a junior or senior in a Bachelor's degree program, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
  • Previous professional internship experience is preferred.
  • A desire to pursue a career in investment banking or finance is preferred.
  • A basic understanding of financial modeling and analysis commonly used in acquisition work, and general knowledge of relevant accounting principles.
  • A candidate should possess strong written and verbal communication skills, as the Corporate Development team works closely and frequently with senior management.
  • Proficient skills with Excel and understanding of PowerPoint and Word.
  • Must have strong work ethic and be a self-starter.

Compensation and Benefits

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 salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$25 Hourly

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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