Off-Cycle Intern - Financial Restructuring, Shanghai

Business Unit:

Financial Restructuring Group

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General

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.

Financial Restructuring

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 1,900 restructuring transactions with aggregate debt claims in excess of $4 trillion. With nearly 300 dedicated restructuring professionals worldwide, our group has a significant global presence. We serve clients domestically and around the world, providing extensive resources to staff each case. Our broad base of clients and extensive experience allow us to understand the dynamics of each restructuring situation and the needs, attitudes, and positions of all parties in interest.

Responsibilities

The group offers a unique opportunity for Off-Cycle Interns to work on projects that provide exposure to various financial advisory and investment banking products and industries. These services include:

• Advising companies and stakeholders in out-of-court restructuring transactions
• Provide advisory services in stressed and distressed situations
• Participating in complex negotiations on behalf of our clients  
• Providing distressed M&A advisory
• Advisory in relation to debt and equity raising in the context of stressed and distressed situations

Off-Cycle Interns are typically members of deal teams comprising at least 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.

The following qualifications are required:

• Have a strong academic track record and on track for or hold a 2:1 degree in accounting, economics and or finance
• A demonstrated genuine interest in Financial Restructuring and/or in working on complex and large financial transactions
• Prior intern experience within Leverage Finance or Financial Restructuring preferred
• Have an understanding of valuation theory, methodologies and applications
• Strong quantitative, financial and analytical skills
• Strong LBO and DCF modelling skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• An exceptional strong work ethic

The candidate must be motivated and have the ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding 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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