Investment Banking Analyst | Business Services

Business Unit

Corporate Finance

Industry

Business Services

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 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.

Corporate Finance

Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for U.S. and international clients. Its experience in M&A has earned it consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2025, LSEG ranked the firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions.

Business Services

Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group offers M&A advisory, capital raising, valuation, and corporate restructurings to public and private companies. The group works with companies providing professional and technology-related services across a number of end markets and regularly collaborates with other Houlihan Lokey industry and product groups to bring knowledge, services, and relationships to clients.

The team covers a broad array of sectors, with bankers dedicated to each of the primary coverage areas. The group maintains deep, senior-level relationships with major strategic and financial buyers of professional and technology-related services companies, as well as large, public and private company thought leaders within the industry.

As one of the leading M&A advisors in its sector, the group helps open doors to opportunities for clients seeking strategic or financial partners in change-of-control or minority-investment transactions.

Job Description

Financial Analysts in the Business Services Group support investment banking engagements and new business development efforts. They primarily execute mergers and acquisitions transactions and develop expertise and build relationships with clients in one or more sectors within the Business Services coverage universe.

Our Business Services team in New York has particularly strong sector practices in the following areas:

• Education Technology and Services
• Engineering and Infrastructure
• Environmental Services
• Facility and Residential Services
• Transportation and Logistics

As part of the team, you will:

• Prepare, analyze, and help explain historical and projected financial information
• Perform valuations of companies and businesses
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions
• Prepare confidential memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches, and other presentations
• Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements
• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial and entrepreneurial. Teamwork is essential to the firm’s success, and creativity and new ideas are encouraged. Financial Analysts are given substantial responsibility and are encouraged to help grow the business.

Basic Qualifications

• At least one year of investment banking experience is required
• Coursework in accounting and finance is required
• Strong analytical capabilities and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and application

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong financial and computer skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The good-faith estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is $120,000 - $130,000. Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on factors including relevant qualifications, skills, experience, and the location where the position is filled.

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Current benefits offerings can be found in the 2026 Benefits.