Job Description
Exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure M&A VP with a European Corporate & Investment Bank. London
Job Specification
Department Overview:
Our client’s Corporate Finance is a team of over 100 professionals based in offices across Europe, Asia and the US. Their Corporate Finance (M&A Advisory and Equity Capital Markets) franchise offers a strong combination of deep local market knowledge and extensive cross-border and sector-specific expertise. In the UK, they provide integrated financial solutions to the banks’ corporate and institutional client base across a broad range of industry sectors, namely focussing on International M&A Advisory in Oil, Gas & Commodities, Utilities & Renewables, TMT, Transportation & Logistics and Infrastructure as well as Trustee Services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:
Role Description:
Professional level staff generally with a minimum of 7-10 years banking experience or alternative qualifications, generally providing support for the activities of senior executives (MD/D) on a day-to-day basis, including structuring and executing live transactions and supporting origination work and producing marketing materials.
Works with a Managing Director and Directors who are dedicated to a Sector (or Sectors) that are aligned to the bank’s sector coverage model, while also maintaining own business development and marketing responsibilities with support of relevant senior members of Department.
Will be aligned to Infrastructure-focused CF UK Sector team, including holding responsibility for originating and executing Infrastructure-focused M&A opportunities, coordinating across the Infrastructure-focused CF sector teams, assisting in all Infrastructure-focused origination efforts, keeping sector knowledge and market information up-to-date, whilst maintaining flexibility to work on important transactions outside their main Sector for the Department if needed.
Core Tasks & Material Responsibilities:
Marketing activities will include overseeing and carrying out pitch work and content, modelling, valuation, and general analysis on a day-to-day basis.
Managing pitch and valuation work undertaken by other team junior(s).
Supporting the execution lead of advisory transactions, manage the deal team on a day-to-day basis, responsible for overseeing presentation content, modelling, valuation, structuring and general analysis.
Oversight of financial analysis, cash flow modelling and business valuations in marketing and transaction execution activities.
Each Vice President will be a core member of a Business Management Workstream for Corporate Finance UK.
Coach junior team members throughout the course of an origination initiative and the execution of live deals.
The Successful Applicant
Exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure M&A VP with a European Corporate & Investment Bank. London
Candidate Profile
Qualification/Education
Essential: Bachelors Degree
Desirable: Masters Degree inclusive of relevant internships / MBA, or equivalent professional qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential: Minimum 7 years of professional corporate finance / M&A experience, including a focus on the Infrastructure sector and investors
Desirable: Knowledge and experience of Energy, TMT and/or Transportation sectors
Personal Competencies
Essential: Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential; Fluency in English required; Strong research, problem solving and analytical skills; Team player who enjoys a high performance culture, strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
Desirable: Strong financial modelling & valuation skills; another European language
What’s on Offer
The package will be competitive
