Vice President - Corporate Finance (Healthcare M&A)
Houlihan Lokey · Zurich, Switzerland · 2mo ago
Business Unit:
Corporate FinanceIndustry:
Healthcare

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.

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. In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from middle-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing platform of Corporate Finance professionals and offices across the region, 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.

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 Vice President 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute M&A transactions
- Develop and review financial models including database systems
- Coordinate and perform business due diligence
- Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations
- Manage, mentor and develop the junior team
- Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients and professional advisors
- Acting as a key client contact on transactions, leading client meetings and playing a significant role in pitches
- Assist in initiating and extending group marketing and client development efforts
Requirements/Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in both German and English is required (additional language skills are also advantageous)
- 6+ years of experience in Investment Banking / Corporate Finance
- Experience in the Healthcare sector favourably regarded, including completion of sell side mandates
- Strong execution experience on end-to-end deals (closed deal experience)
- Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring Financial Analysts & Associates
- Must have the ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously
- Strong knowledge of accounting and applied financial theory
- Strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multitask
- Strategic mindset and strong sector insight with the ability to suggest the best solutions for our clients
- Motivated, creative, outgoing and possess strong skills in financial analysis
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to grow our business and act entrepreneurially
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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