Investment Banking Analyst 1, Debt Advisory

William Blair; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm based in London seeks an analyst to perform extensive financial analyses and assist in investment banking transactions. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and prior investment banking experience. Fluency in English is essential. The firm values a client-first approach and efficient problem-solving capabilities in its employees.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, additional European languages preferred.
• Prior investment banking experience required.
• Previous experience as an Analyst, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform extensive financial analyses for M&A and capital raising transactions.
• Build financial models and synthesize information.
• Assist in proposal and presentation development.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, and we continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities. We strive to attract the most qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions. We work tirelessly to create an inclusive culture and take pride in fostering employees’ professional and personal growth. We empower our people to bring their best thinking each day so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect. Equally, we are proud of our long-term partnerships with the communities in which we live and work, a legacy we inherited from our founder. We invite you to learn about how we are seeking excellence in everything we do and empowering our clients’ success with passion, creativity, and rigor. For more information, visit williamblair.com.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities Include But May Not Be Limited To:

• Perform extensive financial analyses for M&A and capital raising transactions. Form varied approaches to analyses once fundamental base of approach is set.
• Build financial models and execute core credit methods, such as LBOs and covenant models. Effectively synthesize information to convey complex financial modelling outcomes.
• Perform comprehensive financial analysis, including cash flow modelling, debt capacity analysis and sensitivity analysis and present findings and recommendations to clients.
• Perform due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions. Identify potential deal issues and properly escalate concerns to team members.
• Draft management presentations to highlight financial analysis and research results.
• Assist in the development, production and delivery of proposals and presentations to clients and prospects. Draft marketing materials, emphasizing the advantages of William Blair and its investment banking methods/approach.
• Participate in client meetings and drafting sessions.
• Research industries or sectors, as identified by senior bankers, to target certain clients or industries. Leverage learnings across deals.
• Seek opportunities to streamline processes and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently.
• Support client relationship development by developing a detailed understanding of client needs and challenges, providing professional and responsive service and anticipating client information needs.
• Develop an understanding of macro factors related to client industry, investment banking products and potential implications.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of debt capital markets, including market trends, key structures and key players
• Mentor interns and share best practices.
• Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly whilst possessing a client-first approach
• Additional responsibilities as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Fluent in English is essential, additional European languages preferred
• Prior investment banking experience required (ideally in debt advisory)
• Previous experience as an Analyst, or equivalent, strongly preferred

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