Senior Associate - Corporate Finance (Healthcare M&A)

Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Healthcare

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 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 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.

** Houlihan Lokey Switzerland AG does not provide bank or securities brokerage services and is not subject to FINMA supervision. **

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.

As trusted advisors, our industry-specific groups provide us with a deep understanding of our client’s business and positioning before we are even engaged in a transaction. Combined with this market penetration is our international presence throughout Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region.

In Europe, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from mid-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing European platform with over 380 Corporate Finance professionals in offices across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Israel, and the Netherlands, 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.

Healthcare

Houlihan Lokey’s Healthcare group is one of the most active and trusted partners in healthcare, providing M&A advisory and capital-raising services to middle market leaders across MedTech, healthcare IT, healthcare services, managed care and life sciences. With a team of over 90 professionals globally and 25 based in Europe, Houlihan Lokey’s Healthcare Group is among the largest dedicated and fastest growing Healthcare M&A teams in Europe.

Scope
The Healthcare team at Houlihan Lokey are looking to add a Senior Associate in Zurich.
The environment at Houlihan Lokey is both collegial and entrepreneurial. Teamwork is essential to the firm’s success. At the same time, creativity and new ideas are encouraged. Associates are given substantial responsibility and are encouraged to help us grow our business.
Associates work on transactions that provide exposure to various services, including M&A, private placements of debt and equity, refinancings, and leveraged buyouts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyse and help explain historical and projected financial information
• Create financial models
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence
• Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations
• Value companies and businesses
• Lead the planning and execution of marketing engagements
• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients and prospective clients, professional advisors and other stakeholders
• Supervise junior staff members in financial analyses
• Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements

Requirements/Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in both German and English is required (additional language skills are also advantageous)
• 4-6 years of investment banking experience within either an M&A, generalist or Industry team. Experience/knowledge in the Healthcare sector will be favourably regarded
• Fundamental understanding of financial valuation methodologies, and applications
• Advanced Financial modeling and analytical abilities; Strong LBO and DCF modelling skills
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills
• Understanding of financial statements analysis with the ability to work through key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are essential
• Strong knowledge of Excel
• Independent thinker and resourceful problem solver driven to succeed
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multitask is crucia
• Motivated and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding environmen
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Most importantly, we seek to attract dedicated, team-oriented candidates with a deep desire to win, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to work hard to achieve the highest standards of performance.

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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