Culture at Houlihan
Hi monkeys. I was wondering if anybody can provide insight on the culture at Houlihan Lokey? Also any info on hours/comp for IB? Thanks!
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Thanks for the replies!
No problem, if you have any other questions lmk.
Have a buddy at a tier 2/3 city for HL, and he says they have a great culture and standard IB hours but not over the top crazy demands.
Thank you!
https://www.google.com/search?q=houlihan+vacation&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS809US…
Can anyone confirm if this article is true, specifically the part where they say you need approval from group heads to work past midnight.
Seems like a really good policy but one that might not get enforced
Curious to know if Corporate Finance groups do their own M&A modeling rather than pushing it to product groups. Are there product groups at HL?
Believe they do since the groups are called “Business Services M&A” or Consumer M&A etc.
The amount and rigorousness of the modeling you'll do on any deal depends a lot less on the specific firm, and a lot more on whether it's a buyside or a sellside mandate. Sellside you might want to know what a buyer's (strategic or financial) ability-to-pay is, but you can figure that out with a sheet of paper and a pencil in most cases. Buyside you need to project accretion/dilution down to the penny, and in many cases pro forma credit stats. HL is a great firm but to my knowledge it's almost all sellside (like most middle market M&A firms).
To chime in with some other color, I’ve worked at HL (in RX and FAS) and Moelis so can only really compare the culture among those besides what I have heard from friends. HL is fairly standard IB from what I remember. Culture in line with other banks and like Moelis. People seem to work long hours and get paid street comp more or less it seems. Maybe some groups a bit higher than street like RX from what I remember, but RX prob works longer hours overall potentially for that higher pay. Good luck and best wishes! :)
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