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Houlihan Lokey's spring week is open, and an offer above its DCF

Sent 1 Nov 2026

Nine roles read on the employers' pages, a DCF model to try, and why Holcim's offer for Pacasmayo sits above the independent valuation.

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Experienced careersWhy AI-Generated Financial Models Still Fail the Analyst TestAn AI tool can produce a three-statement model in minutes that looks finished and is not. Here are five of the ways it goes wrong, each on numbers you can check by hand.4 Nov 2026 · 5 min readEarly careersHow to Read a Programme Page and Decide Whether to Apply This WeekA programme page carries five signals that decide when to apply: its status, its date, who it is open to, how many stages sit behind the form and what your calendar looks like. Here is the order to read them in.30 Oct 2026 · 6 min readExperienced careersWhat a Lateral Hiring Process Actually TestsAn entry-level process looks for potential, and a lateral process looks for evidence that you can take the seat on Monday. Here is what is tested and how to prepare.30 Oct 2026 · 5 min readTransitionsBanking to Private Equity: the Honest Odds, and the Exits Beside ItPrivate equity is the exit most banking analysts name and the one with the least published evidence. This article shows how to bound the odds yourself, what changes them, and which other doors are open.30 Oct 2026 · 6 min readConsultingA Case Answer, Marked Line by LineA case interview is a short argument, and the marking asks whether the argument holds. This article takes one worked case and shows where an answer earns and loses marks.30 Oct 2026 · 6 min readStartupsFinance and Operations at a Series A Startup: the Job, the Equity and the CashA Series A company needs someone to own the cash, the numbers the board reads and the plumbing of the business. The offer pairs a salary with an option that may be worth a great deal or nothing, and the arithmetic shows how.30 Oct 2026 · 5 min readTradingWhat Independent Income Costs: a Trading Desk of One and a Paid NewsletterTrading your own money and writing a paid newsletter both look free to start. Both carry costs that arrive before revenue, so here is the arithmetic, with every input stated.30 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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