Associate - Strategic Advisory (Media and Technology)

PJT Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank seeking an Associate for its Advisory group within the TMT sector. The role involves evaluating strategic options, leading deal execution, and mentoring juniors across multiple sectors with a lean team structure.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of investment banking or corporate development experience, strong financial modelling, and fluency in English. This position requires willingness to operate across sectors and geographies as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–5 years of investment banking or corporate development experience.
• Experience with financial modelling including operating and valuation models.
• Fluency in English is required; another European language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, structure, and recommend financial and strategic alternatives, including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and divestitures.
• Lead day-to-day execution of transactions, including due diligence, valuation analysis, and negotiating contracts and other agreements; coordinate materials.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Valuation

M&A experience

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

Please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com.

Role Description

The Advisory group is one of the most experienced investment banking teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions of the past twenty years. Our global team focuses on a diverse set of industries, including, technology media telecommunications, natural resources, power & utilities, industrials, healthcare, and real estate.

Associates within Advisory would be responsible for the following:

• Evaluating, structuring, and recommending financial and strategic alternatives, including the analysis of mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic combinations, asset sales, and divestures.
• Leading the day-to-day execution of transactions, including due diligence, valuation analysis, and the negotiating of contracts and other agreements; work with senior management and coordinate analyst materials.
• Analysing financial data and developments in financial markets important to the business of PJT Partners.
• Conducting research of targeted industries for investment purposes.
• Performing valuation analysis of prospective investment opportunities under consideration, including the assessment of financial risks.
• Comparing a company’s financial data with other companies of the same industry, size, and location to the forecast of industry trends.
• Designing and developing quantitative models to assess the economic performance of targeted companies.
• Preparing written analysis and evaluations of investment opportunities for use by PJT Partners management and review by clients.
• Participating in both internal and external client meetings, negotiation of contracts and other agreements, and due diligence sessions.
• Mentoring and training of juniors

The Associate will be a critical member of PJT’s expanding TMT team with direct involvement in both deal execution and business development, working on lean deal teams with direct exposure to the most senior practitioners. The role will span across a number of sectors. Given the lean nature of our teams all our bankers are flexible and should be prepared to work in sectors/countries outside their main area of focus. We are seeking candidates who possess knowledge of and interest in the Media and Software industry, as this role will be specifically within PJT’s TMT sector in Strategic Advisory.

Qualifications

PJT Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
• 2-5 years of relevant investment banking or corporate development experience
• Experience with financial modelling including developing detailed operating and valuation models for complex transactions
• Full breadth of financing (equity, equity linked and debt) and strategic advisory experience
• Knowledge of and experience in the TMT industry, specifically media, technology and related transactions preferred
• Resume must be in PDF format
• Fluency in English is required and in another European language preferred
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills
• Strategic and creative thinking; distinguished written and oral communications skills

PJT is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law. PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

California Applicants: PJT Partners will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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*In order to be considered, please ensure your resume/CV is submitted in PDF format.