Director, Corporate Development

Houlihan Lokey - Experienced Careers; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank is seeking a Director for its Corporate Development team in London. This role involves executing strategic acquisitions and managing the M&A process, requiring strong financial modeling skills and a solid background in investment banking or corporate development. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a keen commercial sense, contributing to the firm's growth strategy in international markets.

Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of M&A or analytical work experience preferred.
• Advanced understanding of financial modeling and analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the build-out of the firm’s acquisition strategy.
• Conduct project management for all stages of the M&A process.
• Create presentations summarizing strategic rationale and financial impact.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Business Unit:

Accounting

Industry:

No Industry

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.

Scope

Houlihan Lokey is looking for a Director to join the firm’s growing Corporate Development team (“the team”). Over the past decade, the firm’s bull-bear balanced platform has worked as designed and the Company has grown by over 12% per year since its IPO. As such, effectively implementing strategic acquisitions has also become an increasingly important part of HL’s growth strategy.

The Corporate Development team reports directly to the CEO and CFO, while working in partnership with the heads of the various business lines as well as corporate departments of the firm. This person will play a key role in executing strategic acquisitions and other key strategic initiatives globally. The Director will be actively involved in all aspects of acquisitions and will be conducting various analyses and preparing presentations on strategic initiatives for the firm’s executives / senior management.

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 to help us grow our business. Top performers are rewarded with substantial responsibility and interaction with senior-level professionals and clients.

Responsibilities

• Support the build-out of the firm’s acquisition strategy, with a focus on international (non-US) markets.
• Work closely with corporate and divisional management in reviewing the merits of potential acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures.
• Conduct project management for all stages of the M&A process including target identification, evaluation, deal negotiation and structuring, due diligence, legal documentation, and post-deal integration planning.
• Oversee the management of databases, processes and reports that support the firm’s acquisition strategy, such as the team’s acquisition target pipeline and database, market maps and target searches, and precedent transaction performance reporting, to name a few.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and create presentations for the firm’s executives / senior management that summarize the strategic rationale and financial impact of various strategic opportunities.

Basic Qualifications/Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree (BA / BS), preferably in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• A minimum 4 to 8 years of M&A experience or analytical work experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, consulting, or corporate finance is preferred.
• An advanced understanding of financial modeling and analysis commonly used in acquisition work and knowledge of relevant accounting principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills commensurate with the requirement to work closely and confidently with senior management.
• Superior skills with Excel and thorough understanding of PowerPoint and Word.
• A strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and have strong project management skills.
• The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
• First-class literacy, numeracy and organizational skills.
• A keen commercial sense, and a broad general knowledge and interest in current affairs.

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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