Interview guide
Houlihan Lokey interview guide
7 interview questions across 2 rounds at Houlihan Lokey, plus 34 tracked openings with their application deadlines.
Questions by round.
The Houlihan Lokey interview questions, by round. The readable question is the one the Houlihan Lokey interview questions page shows free; the rest stay locked until you start your 3-day free trial.
First Round
4 questions4 First Round questions are locked. Start the free trial to read them.
Superday
3 questionsHow would you value a distressed company whose EBITDA is currently negative?
2 more Superday questions are locked. Start the free trial to read them.
What to drill before Houlihan Lokey.
Every Houlihan Lokey question maps to an Internvest drill category. These are the ones this firm's questions draw on, most covered first.
Deadlines at Houlihan Lokey.
Next tracked deadline: December 19, 2026 (2028 Investment Banking Summer Financial Analyst (Class of 2029) - NY M&A).
2028 Investment Banking Summer Financial Analyst (Class of 2029) - NY M&A
Closes in 45 days (December 19, 2026).
6-Month Off-Cycle Internship - Corporate Finance (M&A)
Opened September 16, 2026. No deadline stated.
3 Month Internship - Financial Restructuring (Q3 2027)
Opened September 21, 2026. No deadline stated.
6 month Off-Cycle Internship - Financial Restructuring, Dubai
Opened September 3, 2026. No deadline stated.
3 Month Internship - Financial Restructuring (Q2 2027)
Opened September 21, 2026. No deadline stated.
3-Month Off-Cycle Internship - Corporate Finance
Opened September 4, 2026. No deadline stated.
2027 4-Month Off-Cycle Internship (February, Munich)
Opened August 10, 2026. No deadline stated.
Investment Banking Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Business Services (Class of 2027)
Opened August 11, 2026. No deadline stated.
2027 Investment Banking Summer Financial Analyst (Class of 2028)
No longer listed by the firm.
Financial Analyst (Class of 2027) - Financial Restructuring - Minneapolis
No longer listed by the firm.
Financial Analyst (Class of 2027) - Financial Restructuring - Chicago
No longer listed by the firm.
2027 Summer Financial Analyst - General Partner Advisory (Class of 2028) - New York
No longer listed by the firm.
Financial Analyst (Class of 2027) - Capital Solutions, West Palm Beach Secondary Solutions
Applications closed October 2, 2026.
Financial Analyst (Class of 2027) - Capital Solutions, New York Primary Capital Advisory
No longer listed by the firm.
Q2 2027 Off-Cycle Internship - Corporate Finance (Industrials)
Applications closed October 2, 2026.
2027 Summer Financial Analyst - Corporate Finance (M&A)
Applications closed October 17, 2026.
6 month Internship - Sovereign Advisory, Financial Restructuring Group, January 2027
No longer listed by the firm.
Financial Analyst, Real Estate Capital Solutions, London
No longer listed by the firm.
Corporate Development Intern (Summer 2027)
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, Shanghai
No longer listed by the firm.
2027 Graduate Financial Analyst - Corporate Finance (M&A)
No longer listed by the firm.
2027 Financial Analyst (Class of 2027), Fund Opinions - Chicago
No longer listed by the firm.
2027 Summer Financial Analyst - Capital Solutions, London
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, Hong Kong
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer 2027 Financial Analyst (Class of 2028), Corporate Valuation Advisory Services - Multiple Locations
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer 2027 Financial Analyst (Class of 2028), Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services - Multiple Locations
No longer listed by the firm.
Off-Cycle Intern, Financial and Valuation Advisory - London
No longer listed by the firm.
Off-Cycle Intern, Financial and Valuation Advisory (Hong Kong)
No longer listed by the firm.
Investment Banking Financial Analyst | Washington DC, Industrials (Class of 2027)
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, London
No longer listed by the firm.
Financial Analyst, Financial and Valuation Advisory - Portfolio Valuation (Hong Kong)
No longer listed by the firm.
Investment Banking Financial Analyst | Boston Technology (Class of 2027)
No longer listed by the firm.
Houlihan Lokey Class of 2027 Investment Banking Financial Analyst (Full-Time)
No longer listed by the firm.
Summer 2027 Financial Analyst (Class of 2028), Transaction Opinions - Dallas
No longer listed by the firm.
Every Houlihan Lokey question, the locked ones included, is on the firm intel page.
All Houlihan Lokey interview questionsHoulihan Lokey openings and outreach.
- Houlihan Lokey openings: 34 openings on the tracker, and how the firm hires.
- Houlihan Lokey email format, with a worked example.
- Investment Banking openings: every tracked opening on the path, firm by firm.
- Private Equity openings: every tracked opening on the path, firm by firm.
- Real Estate openings: every tracked opening on the path, firm by firm.
- Corporate Finance openings: every tracked opening on the path, firm by firm.
Interview guides at firms like Houlihan Lokey.
Same path, most covered first. All 238 firms.

Walk into your Houlihan Lokey interview knowing the process.
Firm intel beside the drills and a tracker that counts down every recorded date on your list.