Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Technology

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.

Corporate Finance

The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities. In EMEA, we work 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, in addition to our global reach and in-depth knowledge across a broad range of industries, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

HL Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, 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 firms 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 years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 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.

Corporate Finance

The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defence, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities.

In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from mid-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing platform of Corporate Finance professionals and offices across the region, in addition to our global reach and in-depth knowledge across a broad range of industries, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

Technology

The Houlihan Lokey Technology Team is recognized as a global leader in providing high quality, relationship-based advice to clients across the broader technology space. We have an extensive track record of working with both domestic and international clients and delivering creative, effective, and successful outcomes based on our deep understanding of our clients, their business models, and the markets in which they operate. In 2025, our team was ranked the No.1 M&A advisor for all global Technology transactions.

Scope

The Technology team at Houlihan Lokey is looking to add a Senior Associate/Vice President in Paris.

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is both collegial and entrepreneurial. Teamwork is essential to the firms success. At the same time, creativity and new ideas are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Support/lead the execution of Technology M&A transactions. Coordinate and perform comprehensive business due diligence, acting as a key driver from mandate to successful close.
• Create, develop, and review complex financial models (including database systems, LBO, and DCF). Prepare, analyse, and help explain historical and projected financial information, and expertly value companies and businesses.
• Act as a key client contact on transactions, leading client meetings and playing a significant role in pitches. Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches, and other strategic presentations.
• Build enduring relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, professional advisors, and other stakeholders. Lead the planning and execution of marketing engagements, and assist in initiating and extending group client development efforts to grow the business entrepreneurially.
• Supervise, manage, and proactively develop the junior team, providing mentorship in financial analyses and deal execution.

Requirements

• 57 years of investment banking or corporate finance experience within an M&A, generalist, or Industry team.
• Experience and strong insight in the Technology sector will be favourably regarded, particularly including the completion of end-to-end sell-side mandates (closed deal experience).
• A strong academic track record, having achieved a 2:1 or equivalent degree.
• Advanced financial modelling (LBO and DCF) and analytical abilities. Strong knowledge of accounting, applied financial theory, and financial statement analysis (with the ability to work through key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations).
• Strong knowledge of Excel.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing and mentoring junior team members.
• Proven ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously and execute end-to-end deals.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to suggest the best solutions for our clients.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Fluency in the English and French language are essential.
• Strong work ethic and organizational skills. You must be motivated, creative, outgoing, and demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, and fast-paced environment.

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: Paris, France

Time Type: Full time