Investment Banking Vice President

Job Description

Overview

Corporate Finance

Industrials

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.

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.

Our Industrials Group continues to deliver industry-leading results, consistently ranking among the top M&A advisors for U.S. industrial transactions. Over the past decade, we have built one of the largest and most specialized industrials platforms on Wall Street, organized around a deep, subsector-focused coverage model. Senior bankers lead each core vertical, enabling us to provide differentiated insights, targeted strategic advice, and unparalleled access to key decision-makers across strategic and financial buyer universes globally.

Our team’s extensive transaction experience and real-time market intelligence allow us to deliver highly informed perspectives on valuation, corporate strategy, and transaction execution—making us a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex strategic decisions.

Vice Presidents in the Industrials Group play a central leadership role in both client execution and new business development. You will work primarily on M&A sell side transactions and be given meaningful responsibility, direct client exposure, and the opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of the franchise.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation and analysis of historical and projected financial information
Oversee financial modeling, valuation analyses, and transaction structuring
Manage due diligence processes and coordinate transaction execution teams
Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, and marketing materials
Support new business development initiatives, including pitch creation and client strategy development
Maintain active communication with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors
Mentor and supervise junior team members while ensuring high-quality analytical output

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of relevant investment banking experience or MBA graduates with at least 4 years of investment banking experience
Strong knowledge of accounting, valuation methodologies, and applied financial theory
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
Collaborative mindset with the ability to lead teams and interact effectively with senior stakeholders
Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and interested in building long-term client relationships

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