CIB - Investment Banking - EMEA Diversified Industries - Associate

Departmental description:

J.P. Morgan advises clients globally on a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, asset purchases and dispositions, joint ventures, corporate defense assignments, restructurings and reorganizations.

The J.P. Morgan EMEA Diversified Industries 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 broad industrial sector. The team has a network of relationships with some of the most prominent industrial companies in the EMEA region and across all subsectors, i.e. automotive, aerospace & defence, building materials, business services, capital goods, chemicals, infrastructure, paper & packaging, steel, transportation.

Job Summary:

As an Associate in the EMEA Diversified Industries coverage team, the candidate will play a vital and accountable role in executing M&A and capital market transactions and maintaining a strategic dialog with key clients and. The candidate will work closely with colleagues from other countries and product teams (M&A, ECM, DCM, etc.).

Core Responsibilities:

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

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess or demonstrate the following personal and professional attributes:

• Strong Investment Banking experience

• Outstanding ethics, integrity and judgment

• Very strong financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills

• Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner

• Strong intellectual curiosity

• 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

• Excellent academic track-record