6-Month Off-Cycle Internship - Corporate Finance

Beschreibung:

Business Unit:Corporate Finance
Industry:GEN - General

Houlihan Lokey offers 6-month internship opportunities throughout the year in our Paris office. Please note that we are currently only hiring for an early July 2025 start.

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.

Corporate Finance

The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defence, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities.

As trusted advisors, our industry-specific investment banking groups provide us with a deep understanding of our client's business and positioning before we are even engaged in a transaction. Combined with this market penetration is our international presence throughout Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region.

In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from mid-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing EMEA platform with over 360 Corporate Finance bankers in offices across France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, and the UK, in addition to our global reach and in-depth knowledge across a broad range of industries, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

Technology

The Houlihan Lokey Technology Team is recognized as a global leader in providing high-quality, relationship-based advice to clients across the broader technology space. We have an extensive track record of working with both domestic and international clients and delivering creative, effective, and successful outcomes based on our deep understanding of our clients, their business models, and the markets in which they operate. In 2023, our team was ranked the No.1 M&A advisor for all global Technology transactions. With a team of more than 200 bankers globally, and c. 100 across Europe, it is a very exciting time to join the team.

Responsibilities

The internship in our Technology team is an excellent opportunity to work alongside investment bankers in a stimulating environment on various M&A advisory and debt advisory assignments for clients in various industries.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job training. Throughout your internship you will get similar levels of exposure as a first-year analyst, assisting in the preparation of materials for clients and conducting market, industry, and company analyses. Furthermore, you will gain experience in financial modelling, valuation analyses, and supporting the due diligence processes.

Basic qualifications

* You must be completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree
* You must have verbal and written fluency in both French and English (additional language skills are also advantageous)
* 6+ months of previous internship experience within investment banking and/or related fields
* Have an understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications
* Strong quantitative, financial, and analytical skills
* A demonstrated interest in M&A
* You must be motivated and have the ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding environment
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Houlihan Lokey aims to attract talented students who share our passion for excellence and commitment.

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