Business Unit:

Financial Restructuring Group

Industry:

No Industry

We are looking for an off-cycle Intern to join the Paris office for 6 months.

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 all global M&A transactions for the past two consecutive years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 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 LSEG (formerly Refinitiv).

Financial Restructuring

Houlihan Lokey has the largest, most experienced worldwide financial restructuring practice of any investment banking firm, with more than 250 professionals located in offices across the globe. Since its inception in 1988, the restructuring group has advised on more than 1,700 restructuring transactions with aggregate debt claims in excess of $3.5 trillion.

Our group employs an interdisciplinary approach to engagements and is accustomed to evaluating complex, highly leveraged situations in short time frames. We are also a recognized leader in achieving merger and acquisition transactions for distressed companies.

Scope

The Financial Restructuring Group is expanding and we are looking for a 6 month Intern (with, ideally, at least 6 months of prior investment banking or equivalent experience) to be based in our Paris office.

Interns have the opportunity to work specifically with the group, assisting with a variety of transactions, including creditor- and debtor-side restructurings and distressed mergers & acquisitions. You will have the unique opportunity to work on projects that provide exposure to various financial advisory and investment banking products and industries.

Responsibilities

• Advising companies and stakeholders in out-of-court and in-court restructurings
• Distressed M&A advisory service
• Participating in complex negotiations on behalf of our client
• Interns are typically members of deal teams comprising one managing director, vice president, associate and financial analyst.

Requirements/Qualifications

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is results-driven and entrepreneurial and, as such, rewards top performers with substantial responsibility and interaction with senior-level professionals and clients.

• You will have ideally some prior investment banking or equivalent experience (e.g. M&A or an industry team, leverage finance, restructuring)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English
• Have a demonstrated record of academic achievement and hold a 2:1 degree in a technical field (i.e., accounting, economics, finance, engineering)
• Have some understanding of valuation theory, methodologies and applications
• 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
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• An exceptional strong work ethic

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.

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.