Investment Banking - EMEA Business Services Coverage – Associate – London

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly motivated to work in a dynamic team and to contribute to our Investment Banking business.

Our market leading EMEA Business Services sector coverage team is responsible for the origination and execution of public and private M&A and capital markets transactions involving corporate and financial sponsor clients in the broader business services sector. The team has a network of relationships with the most prominent business services companies and investors in the EMEA region across various subsectors including Professional Services, Testing/Inspection/Certification, Facility Services, Infra Services, Engineering, Distribution, Security, HR services and others.

As an Associate in the EMEA Business Services Investment Banking coverage team, you will have an important role in maintaining a strategic dialog with key clients and executing M&A and equity and financing capital market transactions. You will play a pivotal role in deal execution as well as marketing/client coverage working with senior bankers and analysts in the team. You will also have plenty of opportunities to partner with colleagues from country and product teams (M&A, ECM, Leveraged Finance, etc.).

Job responsibilities

• Develop content for strategic meetings with clients regarding M&A or capital market transactions
• Interact with senior team members and client management teams on a daily basis to execute transactions and discuss strategic alternatives
• Define, guide and review detailed valuation analysis, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables and LBO analyses
• Define, guide and review detailed combination and other financial analyses in the context of M&A transactions or pitch situations
• Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to analysts

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Proven investment banking experience
• Outstanding ethics, integrity and judgment
• Proficient financial modelling/valuation and analytical skills
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
• Comfort in and commitment to strong teamwork environment
• Highly organized, detail oriented and proactive
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• European language skill (on top of English)
• Investment banking or PE experience in the Business Services sector

This role encompasses the performance of regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the relevant regulatory authorities to carry out such activities.