Investment Banking Associate EMEA Energy, Power, Renewables & Mining (EPRM)

Description This; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking an Associate for its EMEA Investment Banking team. This role requires 3-5 years of experience in Investment Banking, with strong financial modeling and communication skills. You will interact with clients, support transaction execution, and provide mentorship to analysts. This position offers a dynamic environment and opportunities to collaborate across teams in a reputable firm committed to excellence in financial services.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Investment Banking.
• Exceptional financial modelling, valuation, and analytical skills.
• Highly organized and proactive with strong integrity.
• Excellent technology skills and ability to learn new software.

Responsibilities

• Interact with senior deal team members and client management teams daily.
• Support origination efforts by preparing marketing pitches.
• Define and review detailed valuation analyses.
• Coordinate with teams in leveraged finance and capital markets.
• Stay updated on market developments and enhance client knowledge.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to analysts.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Proactive

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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 EMEA Energy, Power, Renewables & Mining (EPRM) team is responsible for the origination and execution of public / private M&A and capital markets transactions involving corporate clients and financial sponsors in the broader sector. The team has a large network of relationships with the most prominent companies in the EMEA region, and across all subsectors.

As an Associate in the EMEA EPRM Investment Banking coverage team, you will play a vital and accountable role in maintaining a strategic dialogue with key clients and executing M&A and capital markets transactions. You will play a pivotal role in implementing the execution function including working with fellow junior bankers as well as assisting more senior bankers. You will also have plenty of opportunities to partner with colleagues from other countries and product teams such as M&A, ECM and DCM.

Job responsibilities

• Interact with senior deal team members and client management teams on a daily basis to execute transactions
• Support origination efforts and any client engagement initiatives by preparing marketing pitches, presentations or any such analysis that may be required to win a new mandate
• Define, guide and review detailed valuation analyses, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables and LBO analyses; and any other detailed combination and other financial analyses in the context of M&A transactions or pitch situations
• Coordinate with other teams including leveraged finance, debt capital markets, equity capital markets, ratings and credit
• Keep abreast of key market developments in the sector and enhance knowledge of the client base and relevant market dynamics
• Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to analysts

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• 3-5 years of prior, relevant work experience in Investment Banking
• Exceptional financial modelling, valuation and analytical skills
• Highly organized, detail oriented and proactive, energetic and decisive, with high level of integrity
• Excellent technology skills with deep knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint skills and ability to quickly learn new software applications
• Highly motivated, adaptable, able to multi-task and manage projects independently
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients and colleagues in a professional and mature manner

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience in the broader Energy, Power, Renewables and Mining space
• Additional European language skills

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.