Experienced Analyst – Investment Banking, A&D/Industrial Technology

Guggenheim Partners; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Guggenheim Securities in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Analyst to join the Aerospace and Defense Group / Industrial Technology Investment Banking team. You will work on M&A advisory and capital-raising, interacting with senior bankers and clients.

The role offers training, exposure to live transactions, and career progression toward Associate. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree, at least 1 year in investment banking or M&A, and licensing (SIE, Series 79/63) within 150 days.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
• Core modeling and valuation experience in a professional setting.
• SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and contribute to delivery of client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants.
• Assist in the design and development of complex financial models and valuation analysis.
• Draft internal and client-facing documents, including management presentations, lender presentations, fairness opinions, and pitchbooks.
• Perform client due diligence, prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation.
• Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid business development activities of the firm.
• Conduct competitive research, including identifying sector and industry trends.
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Investment banking/M&A experience

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Summary

Guggenheim Securities (“GS”) is seeking an exceptional experienced Analyst to join its Aerospace and Defense Group / Industrial Technology Investment Banking team in Los Angeles.

The group is a rapidly growing and critically important strategic initiative for Guggenheim Securities (“GS”). Our Analysts play an integral role in evolving and enhancing our client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. Analysts will join a highly collaborative team responsible for providing M&A advisory and capital raising (equity and fixed income) service and capabilities to corporate clients.

GS offers a unique opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives.

We aspire to continuously refresh and cultivate a culture of Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion. In a client services business like ours, our team members are the product, the service, and the offering. We will provide best-in-class Investment Banking training—formal and hands‑on—as you continue to develop your professional toolkit: M&A process management, business acumen, financial analysis, data analysis, soft‑selling and presentation skills, professional communication (verbal, written and virtual), negotiations, and more.

Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued. Candidates must be focused on earning a promotion to Associate upon completion of the Analyst program and becoming a top performer with the intention of developing a long‑term banking career.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare and contribute to delivery of client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants
• Assist in the design and development of complex financial models and valuation analysis
• Draft internal and client-facing documents, including management presentations, lender presentations, fairness opinions, and pitchbooks
• Perform client due diligence, prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation
• Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid business development activities of the firm
• Conduct competitive research, including identifying sector and industry trends
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of investment banking or equivalent M&A experience
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective process management abilities

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• Core modeling and valuation experience in professional setting
• SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Work Location

Currently, this role is expected to be in the Los Angeles office at least 4 days per week.

Salary

Annual base salary between $110,000 and $125,000. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position.

Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

For applicants applying to our California offices, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable local ordinances.