2027 Summer Financial Analyst - Corporate Finance (M&A)

Business Unit

Corporate Finance

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. Its transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help clients achieve their most critical goals.

Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. The business also engineers and executes financing solutions essential for growth and success, and provides access to financing in public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities.

In EMEA, Houlihan Lokey works with a wide spectrum of companies, from middle-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing platform of Corporate Finance professionals and offices across the region, along with global reach and in-depth industry knowledge, the firm provides exceptional client service.

Scope

As a Summer Financial Analyst, you will work on corporate finance engagements for companies within a sector-specific M&A team. The group’s engagements principally include sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions and capital raising assignments. As a dedicated member of the transaction team, you will support these assignments alongside a talented and dedicated group of professionals.

You will research and analyze financial statements, general economic conditions, industry-specific developments, acquisitions and divestitures, and investment attributes of publicly traded and private companies. You will also gain knowledge of capital raisings and financing structures.

Houlihan Lokey provides a collegial, entrepreneurial work environment, with substantial responsibilities, interaction with senior-level professionals, and live engagements for its Summer Financial Analysts.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Must be in your penultimate year of study at a highly regarded university—completing your final university assessments in Spring or Summer 2028.
• Some knowledge or understanding of the financial services industry.
• Understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications.
• Strong financial and computer skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Dedicated, team-oriented mindset, with a deep desire to win, strong work ethic, and willingness to work hard to achieve the highest standards of performance.

Openings

Houlihan Lokey’s global industry coverage model brings sector-specific knowledge, experience, and relationships to every client. Through dedicated industry groups, the firm provides focused expertise to help advance clients’ visions.

Interns will be assigned to an M&A team with a sector-specific focus. Allocations will be made based on the business’ needs in the months preceding the internship program. Internship openings may include the following M&A teams:

• Business Services
• Consumer
• FinTech
• Oil & Gas
• Technology (Digital Infrastructure)

Please note: Summer Financial Analyst Training commences on 14 June 2027. You must be available to start full-time internship work by this date to be eligible for this position. Applications close at 11:59pm BST on Saturday, 17 October.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Houlihan Lokey is an equal opportunity employer. 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.