Investment Banking Associate | Healthcare
Houlihan LokeyBusiness Unit:
Corporate FinanceIndustry:
Healthcare

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.

Corporate Finance
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.

Job Description
Associates are primarily responsible for creating and overseeing marketing materials, financial models, and due diligence, as well as performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation and the execution of M&A transactions.
Associates are afforded meaningful responsibility and are generally members of lean deal teams comprising a Managing Director, Vice President, Associate, and Analyst.
As an Associate, you will be expected to:
Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions
Prepare marketing materials, confidential information presentations, management presentations, and other presentations as needed
Prepare, analyze, and explain historical and projected financial information
Perform valuation and ad hoc financial analyses
Assist in the marketing and execution of existing engagements
Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors
Communicate effectively with all members of the team, including the supervision and mentoring of junior staff members
Basic Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance
An undergraduate degree, including an exemplary academic record, from an accredited institution
Strong analytical/technical and qualitative abilities
3-4 years of investment banking experience
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong public speaking and presentation skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously
Extensive operational, financial modeling, and valuation experience
Hands-on M&A experience
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:

$175,000 - $225,000


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:
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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