Role & responsibilities
The role involves working closely with the US deal team on M&A deal executions, pitchbooks, valuations, peer analysis, opportunity analysis, and other industry-related materials, with significant opportunities to learn, develop and work as an integral member of the business.
In this role, you will:
- Provide support in the editing and publishing functions within the Global Research and Economics Group
- Generate research packet products, post research documents to market data vendors, update and maintain mailing lists, and provide client access to web sites
- Assign reports to Editors and Supervisory Analysts to ensure the most efficient use of resources
- Maintain databases
- Receive direction from leaders
- Exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Preferred candidate profile
- Work on various work streams that form key components of M&A Buy or Sell side deals
- Assist in preparing Pitch books, including industry overviews, company profiles, strip profiles, management biographies, brokers' outlook, share price performance, deal case studies, evolution of industry/peer valuation multiples, possible buyer/seller opportunities
- Work on comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, buyer or target identification, company/M&A screening and newsletter preparation
- Work on financial analysis, industry benchmarking and valuation models (DCF, LBO, football field, merger model and analysis)
- Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office applications, especially Power Point and Excel
- Knowledge of database tools FactSet, Merger market, Dealogic, Thomson One, Capital IQ, Factiva, and Bloomberg
- Impeccable communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to interact with senior professionals and key stakeholders