Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Industrials

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.

Industrials

Houlihan Lokeys Industrials Group has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital raising, restructuring, and valuation.

Our transaction quality and client work benefit from our company culture, where the senior team are highly engaged in the execution of client projects, and from our experience as leaders in the market for over a decade, which has given our professionals valuable exposure to a variety of situations and challenges.

Scope

One of the best ways to prepare yourself for your financial advisory career is through an internship at Houlihan Lokey. This is an excellent opportunity to become an integral part of our Industrials team, gain meaningful, on-the-job experience, and get to know Houlihan Lokey as a potential future employer.

Throughout your internship, you will get similar levels of exposure as a first-year Analyst, assisting in the preparation of pitch and other client materials, and conducting market, industry, and company analyses. Furthermore, you will gain experience in financial modelling, and valuation analyses, as well as Industrial-focused sector expertise, support the due diligence processes on the buy side and sell side processes and work as part of a project team on live transactions.

Please note these internships are taking place in Q1 2027.

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in both German and English (additional language skills are also advantageous)
• You must be in your penultimate or final year of a bachelors or masters degree
• You will have an outstanding academic record, with preference for a degree in accounting, economics, or finance
• Have previous internship experience within M&A advisory and/or related fields
• You will have an understanding of valuation theory, methodologies and applications
• Strong quantitative, financial and analytical skills
• Ability to work well under pressure with attention to detail
• Good proficiency with MS Office particularly PowerPoint and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in and/or interest in Industrials
• International experience is also desirable, but not essential
• 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

Houlihan Lokey aims to attract talented students who share our passion for excellence and commitment.

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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Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Time Type: Full time