Corporate Development Intern (Summer 2027)

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. Scope Houlihan Lokey is looking for an intern to join the firm’s growing Corporate Development team. Over the past decade, the firm’s bull‑bear balanced platform has worked as designed and the company has grown over 13% per year since its IPO. As such, effectuating greater operational efficiencies and strategic acquisitions have become an increasingly important part of the firm’s growth strategy. Responsibilities Assist the Corporate Development team on a broad array of acquisition‑related activities and special projects. Support the team’s origination efforts, including development of acquisition target searches and profiles, preliminary evaluation of industry participants for categorization and prioritization within HL’s pipeline, and tracking pipeline activities and CRM database maintenance using Salesforce and Pitchbook. Aid in post‑acquisition performance tracking by analyzing precedent transactions and creating reports shared with management and leveraged during deal execution. Develop and manage databases, processes, templates, and reports that drive efficiency and productivity for acquisitions and other strategic projects (e.g., precedent‑transaction databases, acquisition target lists, and presentation templates). Basic Qualifications Junior or senior in a bachelor’s degree program, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or Economics. Previous professional internship experience preferred. Desire to pursue a career in investment banking or finance preferred. Basic understanding of financial modeling and analysis commonly used in acquisition work, plus general knowledge of relevant accounting principles. Strong written and verbal communication skills; frequent interaction with senior management. Proficient in Excel and competent in PowerPoint and Word. Strong work ethic and self‑starter. Compensation and Benefits Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is: $25 hourly. Actual salary at the time of hire may vary above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, experience and the location where this position may be filled. Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here: 2026 Benefits. Equal Opportunity Statement 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr US.020 Houlihan Lokey Financial Advisors, Inc.