Houlihan Lokey interview questions: what candidates actually get asked

The largest restructuring practice in the world - expect RX and debt questions alongside standard technicals.

This guide collects 111 real questions candidates reported from Houlihan Lokey interviews in the 2024-2026 recruiting seasons. Each question is organized by round (first round, technical, superday) and tagged behavioral, technical, or mixed, with worked model answers for the key technicals.

How to use it

• Work the Houlihan Lokey sheet top to bottom before your first round
• Say every answer out loud - reading is not preparing
• Check your technicals against the worked answers
• Reuse the topic drills to patch weak spots across firms

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