Investment Banking - EMEA Business Services Coverage – Analyst - London

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading investment bank, where you'll engage in M&A and capital market transactions. As an Analyst, you'll collaborate with senior bankers and clients, providing strategic insights and conducting in-depth financial analyses. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in a fast-paced environment while contributing to high-stakes deals in the business services sector. If you're motivated, detail-oriented, and ready to make an impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Relevant investment banking experience required.
• Strong ethics and integrity are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop content for strategic meetings with clients.
• Interact with senior team members to execute transactions.
• Guide and review detailed valuation analyses.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Valuation Analysis

Analytical Skills

Client Interaction

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

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 an Analyst in the EMEA Business Services Investment Banking coverage team, you will play an important role in maintaining a strategic dialogue with key clients and executing M&A and equity and financing capital market transactions. You will be pivotal in implementing the execution function, working with associates as well as more senior bankers in the team. You will also have opportunities to partner with colleagues from other country and product teams (M&A, ECM, Leveraged Finance, etc.).

Job responsibilities

1. Develop content for strategic meetings with clients regarding M&A or capital market transactions.
2. Interact with senior team members and client management teams daily to execute transactions and discuss strategic alternatives.
3. Define, guide, and review detailed valuation analyses, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables, and LBO analyses.
4. Define, guide, and review detailed combination and other financial analyses in the context of M&A transactions or pitch situations.
5. Provide leadership, mentorship, and supervision to analysts.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Relevant investment banking experience.
• Outstanding ethics, integrity, and judgment.
• Proficient financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills.
• Ability to interact professionally and maturely with clients.
• Strong teamwork commitment.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate concepts clearly and defend their validity.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• European language skills (besides English).
• Investment banking or PE experience in the Business Services sector.

This role involves regulated activities. The successful candidate must meet regulatory requirements regarding fitness, propriety, knowledge, and competence, and obtain necessary approvals from relevant regulatory authorities.