Financial Analyst, Financial Restructuring

Business Unit:
Financial Restructuring Group

Industry:
GEN - General

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.

Financial Restructuring Group

Houlihan Lokey has the largest worldwide financial restructuring practice of any investment banking firm, with offices and experienced professionals located 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.

With more than 300 dedicated restructuring professionals worldwide, our group has a significant presence domestically and internationally. We serve clients around the world, providing extensive resources to staff each case and assist our clients. Our broad base of clients and extensive experience allow us to understand the dynamics of each situation along with the needs, respective considerations, and positions of all parties in interest.

Our group employs an interdisciplinary approach to engagements and is accustomed to evaluating complex and bespoke situations quickly. We are also a recognized leader in distressed M&A, achieving value maximizing transactions for all constituents.

Scope

The Financial Restructuring Group is seeking a talented and driven Financial Analyst to join our team in our Singapore office. In this role, you will be involved in a variety of complex transactions, including debtor
- and creditor-side restructurings, as well as distressed mergers and acquisitions.

These Services Include

The group offers Financial Analysts a unique opportunity to work on projects that provide exposure to a wide variety of financial advisory and investment banking products and industries.
- Advising companies and stakeholders in out-of-court restructuring transactions
- Providing advisory services in stressed and distressed situations
- Special-situation principal investing
- Participating in complex negotiations on behalf of our clients
- Providing distressed M&A advisory services
- Advising on debt and equity raising in the context of stressed and distressed situations

Responsibilities

Financial Analysts are typically members of deal teams comprising at least one managing director, vice president, associate, and financial analyst. You will:

- Prepare, analyze and explain historical and projected financial information
- Create financial models
- Coordinate and conduct business due diligence
- Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations
- Prepare valuation analyses and support discussions and negotiations with various stakeholders involved in the process
- Support the planning and execution of marketing engagements
- Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients and prospective clients and professional advisors

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. The following qualifications are required:

- Strong higher education (university level) qualifications
- 6 months to 1 year of relevant work experience within investment banking and/or related fields is necessary
- Demonstrated genuine interest in financial restructuring and/or in working on complex and large financial transactions
- Strong quantitative, financial and analytical skills
- Proficiency in LBO and DCF modelling
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptionally 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, protec