Vice President, Board Advisory & Opinions, Energy & Infrastructure - Houston

Hogan Lovells; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Houlihan Lokey is seeking a Vice President in the Energy & Infrastructure Financial and Valuation Advisory group to lead complex analytics, model building, and client engagements. The role focuses on board advisory, fairness opinions, and valuation services across high-stakes transactions.

The ideal candidate will drive multi-project work, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with the Corporate Finance team while expanding relationships with financial sponsors and clients globally.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in financial services, including investment banking/valuation
• Experience in energy & infrastructure subsectors, ideally Oil & Gas
• Strong accounting, finance, modeling and analytical abilities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience managing associates, analysts or other personnel
• Independent thinker and resourceful problem solver in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Graduate degree and distinguished undergrad are a plus

Responsibilities

• Act as a project manager on multiple simultaneous client projects
• Analyze and explain historical and projected financial information
• Perform business and financial due diligence
• Value companies, businesses and securities
• Direct associates and analysts in constructing complex financial models and analyses
• Prepare board/special committee presentations supporting advice and opinions with the Corporate Finance team
• Support business development and help pitch engagements
• Advise financial sponsors on conflict transactions, including continuation vehicles and cross-fund transactions
• Build relationships with current and prospective clients

Skills

Financial services exp

Investment banking exp

Energy & infrastructure

Advanced accounting/finance

Analytical abilities

Oral & written communication

People management

Independent thinker

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree

Job description

Business Unit:

Financial And Valuation Advisory

Industry:

Transaction Opinions

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 and Valuation Advisory

Over the past 50+ years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial and valuation advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, investors, and business owners we serve. In 2025, LSEG ranked us the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years. Our stability, integrity, technical leadership, and global capabilities make us a trusted advisor for clients worldwide, across a wide range of services, including the Transaction Opinions, Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Valuation Advisory Services, Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services, Real Estate Valuation and Advisory Services, and Dispute Resolution Consulting practices.

Energy & Infrastructure

Our dedicated Energy & Infrastructure team is a leading provider of independent advisory services across Oil & Gas (up/mid/downstream and services), Power/Utilities & Renewables, Energy Transition, Waste & Environmental Services, Transportation & Logistics and Digital Infrastructure.

Scope

Our Board Advisory & Opinions group works closely with other areas of the firm to provide boards of directors and special committees with advice in navigating complex transactions, which includes understanding strategic considerations, advising on alternatives, valuing complex businesses and securities, giving consideration to structuring issues, and rendering transaction opinions. The group primarily focuses on assisting companies, boards of directors and special committees in fulfilling fiduciary duties in high stakes strategic situations, complex transactions and conflict-prone dynamics – with an emphasis on rigorous financial analysis and valuation. . This particular position also focuses on advising financial sponsors in conflict transactions, including continuation vehicles and cross-fund transactions, and works alongside our Corporate Finance team and other industry experts across the firm on high profile mandates.

As the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, Houlihan Lokey enjoys industry-leading credibility in transaction opinions. Our dedicated Board Advisory & Opinions practice delivers fairness, solvency, and valuation advisory services across a variety of situations, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures/spin-offs, SPACs/PIPEs, recapitalizations, restructurings, and activist shareholder situations.

Our Vice Presidents drive complex analytics, financial models and valuation analyses, oversee the work of our Associates and Financial Analysts, and interface directly with our clients. Vice Presidents support engagements and new business development by:

• Acting as a project manager on multiple simultaneous client projects;
• Analyzing and explaining historical and projected financial information;
• Performing business and financial due diligence;
• Valuing companies, businesses and securities;
• Directing our Associates and Financial Analysts in the construction of complex financial models, financial analyses and client presentations;
• Preparing board/special committee presentations supporting advice and opinions in close collaboration with our Corporate Finance team and other industry experts across the firm;
• Helping pitch engagements and participating in business development initiatives;
• Advising financial sponsors on conflict transactions, including continuation vehicles and cross-fund transactions;
• Playing a key role in continuing to build our Energy & Infrastructure Financial and Valuation Advisory coverage team; and
• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate would possess the following qualities and background:
  • At least six years of experience in financial services with at least three years of investment banking, valuation or related experience
  • Experience in energy & infrastructure subsectors, ideally including Oil & Gas
  • Advanced accounting, finance, financial modeling and analytical abilities
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience managing associates, analysts or other personnel
  • Be an independent thinker and resourceful problem solver driven to succeed in a fast-paced environment
  • Have a very strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Additional consideration will be given to candidates who possess:
  • An undergraduate degree with academic distinction and/or a graduate degree;
  • A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff
• Engineers by background with Oil & Gas experience and a desire for a more financially oriented position are welcome candidates

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$180,000 - $200,000

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience, as well as the service line and location where this position may be filled.

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here: 2026 Benefits

_ 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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