Investment Banking - Business Services - VP - London

J.P. MORGAN-1; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Investment Banking seeks a Vice President for its EMEA Business Services sector. The successful candidate will engage key clients, execute M&A transactions, and mentor junior staff. This role requires extensive investment banking experience and strong financial analytical skills in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant investment banking experience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial modelling/valuation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients daily for coverage and deal execution.
• Develop content for strategic meetings regarding M&A transactions.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to associates and analysts.

Skills

Communication

Financial modelling

Valuation analysis

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Organization

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly motivated to work in a dynamic team and to contribute to our Investment Banking business.

Our market leading EMEA Business Services sector coverage 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 broader business services sector. The team has a network of relationships with the most prominent business services companies and investors in the EMEA region across various subsectors including Professional Services, Testing/Inspection/Certification, Facility Services, Infra Services, Engineering, Distribution, Security, HR services and others.

As a Vice President in the EMEA Business Services Investment Banking coverage team, you will play an important role in maintaining a strategic dialog with key clients and executing M&A, equity and financing capital market transactions. You will play a pivotal role in both coverage and execution working with managing directors, associates and analysts in the team. You will also have plenty of opportunities to partner with colleagues from other country and product teams (M&A, ECM, Leveraged Finance, etc.).

Job responsibilities

• Interact with clients on a daily basis for client coverage and deal execution
• Develop content for strategic meetings with clients regarding M&A or capital market transactions
• Define, guide and review detailed valuation analysis, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables and LBO analyses
• Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to associates and analysts

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Relevant investment banking experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, comfortably interacting with clients in a professional and mature manner
• Outstanding ethics, integrity and judgment
• Strong financial modelling/valuation and analytical skills
• Comfort in and commitment to strong teamwork environment
• Highly organized, detail oriented and proactive

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• European language skill (on top of English)
• Investment banking or PE experience in the Business Services sector

This role encompasses the performance of regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the relevant regulatory authorities to carry out such activities.

J.P. Morgan's Global Banking business is one of the largest wholesale banking client franchises in the world. We serve clients, including corporations, governments, states, municipalities, healthcare organizations, education institutions, banks and investors.

Global Investment Banking supports a broad range of corporations, institutions and governments by providing strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise.