Investment Banking Associate, Healthcare

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

Job summary

A premier global partnership is seeking an experienced Investment Banking Associate to join their London office in the Global Healthcare Group. The role involves conducting extensive analyses and financial modeling to support business development and transaction execution. Candidates should possess strong analytical abilities and a Bachelor's Degree. The company fosters a commitment to diversity and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities.
• Thorough quantitative and analytical skills.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Perform extensive financial/valuation analyses.
• Build advanced financial models for various clients.
• Lead due diligence and documentation of transactions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Client first attitude

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

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 are an independent partnership that provides advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients' evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. We strive to attract qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions. We work to create an inclusive culture and foster employees\' professional and personal growth, empowering our people to deliver tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving for our clients. We are proud of our long-term partnerships with the communities in which we live and work. For more information, visit William Blair.

Job Description

Role

The Global Healthcare Group is actively looking for an Investment Banking Associate that will support the team in our London office. The Associate will work across multiple sub-sectors, notably Healthcare IT, Healthcare Services, Pharma Services, Life Sciences & Diagnostics and MedTech, amongst others.

Execute in-depth analyses to support new business development, transaction execution and the delivery of investment banking products and services to clients and prospects. Perform extensive research and financial modelling, apply valuation methods, and complete due diligence activities. Work closely with client staff to advance projects, gathering necessary information, conveying complex financial modelling outcomes and presenting analysis results. Provide training and mentorship to less experienced staff.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

• Perform extensive financial/valuation analyses to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions and capital raising transactions. Utilize creative approaches to analyses that illustrate key concepts/messages. Carefully review and provide guidance to Analysts\' work.
• Build advanced financial models to value potential and actual clients and/or industries, leveraging broad understanding of valuation and broad finance/accounting topics. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of multiple client sectors. Assimilate information to perform insightful analyses.
• Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions. Anticipate potential deal issues and pass concerns through to team members in real time.
• Actively participates in presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results.
• Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, which exhibit broad knowledge of IB product solutions and underlying components. Engage, with analysts, in the development of marketing materials that highlight the competitive advantage of William Blair.
• Actively participate in client meetings and drafting sessions.
• Research and expand expertise of industries and/or sectors. Leverage knowledge to target certain clients or industries. Monitor key industry drivers. Offer insights into business trends in sector to facilitate processes. Evaluate and improve BIC content.
• Identify improvements to processes and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently.
• Take ownership of client relationships. Foster effective dialogue with finance and accounting staffs to facilitate processes. Anticipate needs and challenges and provide seamless solutions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of macro factors related to client industry, investment banking products and potential implications.
• Act as on-the-job trainer for analysts, providing constructive feedback. Focus on improving the quality of analyst and summer intern work product. Ensure senior team knows the valuable contributions of all team members.
• Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Additional responsibilities as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree required
• Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities
• Client first attitude with a drive to deliver exceptional results
• Thorough quantitative and analytical skills to develop financial models and valuations analyses, with a strong understanding of accounting and finance
• Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously (projects, pitches and business development support)
• Ability to collaborate with other team members, whilst also being able to work autonomously as required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word)
• Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%

William Blair is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee\'s ability to perform the duties of the job applied for. EOE m/f/d/v

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