Restructuring Financial Analyst Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Business Unit:

Financial Restructuring Group

Industry:

Power & Utilities

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.

Financial Restructuring

Houlihan Lokey has the largest worldwide financial restructuring practice of any investment banking firm, with offices and experienced professionals located across the globe. Since its inception in 1988, the restructuring group has advised on more than 1,900 restructuring transactions with aggregate debt claims in excess of $4 trillion. With nearly 300 dedicated restructuring professionals worldwide, our group has a significant global presence. We serve clients domestically and around the world, providing extensive resources to staff each case. Our broad base of clients and extensive experience allow us to understand the dynamics of each restructuring situation and the needs, attitudes, and positions of all parties in interest.

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 global M&A transactions under $1 billion, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past eight consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past nine 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 Refinitiv.

Power, Utilities & Renewables Team

Houlihan Lokey's growing Power, Utilities & Renewables ("PU&R") team provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in both sell-side and buy-side M&A, and bespoke capital markets activities in the power industry. PU&R has global coverage responsibilities for the firm's investment banking activities in the power sector, including significant sell-side and buy-side M&A mandates for large renewable projects, merchant energy producers and IPPs, power & gas retailers, and investor-owned utilities. Responsibilities include:

• Advising boards of directors, equity sponsors, owners, investors and other stakeholders of merchant power producers, renewable energy companies, IPPs, retailers and utilities on the evaluation, marketing, and execution of various transactions
• Performing all pertinent financial analyses, including with respect to:
  • Valuations (discounted cash flow, LBO, trading comparables, precedent transactions, etc.)
  • Financing and debt capacity analyses
  • Returns / IRR analyses
• Preparation of marketing materials, pitches, teasers, and various presentations
• Interfacing with the other industry professionals and consultants in evaluating power, utility, and renewables assets
• Supporting ongoing analyses of recent events, transactions and trends within the power, utility, and renewables sector

Job Description

Financial Analysts on the PU&R team will work on a variety of transactions includingboth sell-side and buy-side M&A mandates, and capital markets transactions. The team offers a unique opportunity to work on a variety of projects that provide exposure to various financial advisory and investment banking products.The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collaborative and entrepreneurial and, as such, rewards Financial Analysts with substantial responsibility.

Financial Analysts are typically members of deal teams comprising at least one Managing Director, Vice President, Associate, and Financial Analyst.

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree with a graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• Prior internship or work experience in finance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong financial and computer skills, as well as a fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications, are recommended
• Candidates must possess a demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff, strong analytical abilities, and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$110,000 - $120,000

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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