Investment Banking Associate - Communications & Digital Infrastructure Services

Stephens; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stephens, a private, family-owned financial services firm, seeks an Associate for its Communications & Digital Infrastructure Services group in Little Rock. You will play a central role on deal teams, mentor analysts and manage financial analyses, due diligence and client materials across live engagements.

You will develop valuation work, build transaction models and present materials to clients, while maintaining high integrity and delivering results in a collaborative, client-focused

Qualifications

• 3+ years of investment banking experience or an MBA with 1+ years of experience as an investment banking associate.
• Experience advising clients in the services space is a plus.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workstreams and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• High level of personal integrity, accountability and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Commitment to respecting and safeguarding confidential information and adherence to regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Driving transaction execution in collaboration with other deal team members.
• Developing and reviewing financial models, valuation analyses, comparable company analysis and other transaction-related analyses.
• Creating and presenting client-facing materials, including Confidential Information Presentations, management presentations, and marketing pitches.
• Helping plan and execute live engagements, including due diligence, process management and coordination with clients and other counterparties.
• Conducting company, industry, buyer/investor and market research.
• Training, mentoring and developing analysts.
• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients.

Skills

Investment banking experience

Financial modeling

Valuation analyses

Presentation skills

Analytical ability

Project management

Team collaboration

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Education

MBA with IB associate experience

Job description

Group: Communications & Digital Infrastructure Services

WHY STEPHENS

Founded in 1933, Stephens is a privately held, family-owned financial services firm built on long-term relationships, independent thinking and a commitment to earning our clients’ trust. For generations, Stephens has helped clients navigate changing markets, pursue opportunities and develop thoughtful financial solutions that create lasting value.

With offices in strategic locations across the U.S. and Europe, we provide objective advice and precise execution across the full array of investment banking services, including M&A, public and private debt and equity capital raising, restructurings, recapitalizations and other strategic transactions. We bring sector-informed insight to public, private and family-owned businesses, as well as financial sponsors, family offices and other institutional investors.

At Stephens, bankers build their careers in a collaborative environment that values sound judgment, initiative, integrity and a commitment to client outcomes. For candidates who want to be challenged, contribute to meaningful client work and grow within a stable, relationship-driven platform, Stephens offers a place to build a meaningful investment banking career over the long term.

COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

Our Communications & Digital Infrastructure Services team has a long history of executing M&A transactions and other capital markets advisory projects for services companies supporting the connectivity & digital infrastructure industry. Stephens is known as a trusted advisor in the sector with deep industry knowledge, transaction execution experience, and a reputation for quality. Our firm has been involved in some of the most transformative transactions in the space, with more than $40 billion in M&A and capital markets activity over the past decade.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Associate at Stephens, you will play a central role on deal teams, helping drive live engagements, mentor analysts and develop the judgment and leadership expected of senior investment banking professionals. Associates are entrusted with important workstreams across financial analysis, due diligence and the creation and presentation of client materials. These tasks include:

• Driving transaction execution in collaboration with other deal team members
• Developing and reviewing financial models, valuation analyses, comparable company analysis and other transaction-related analyses
• Creating and presenting client-facing materials, including Confidential Information Presentations, management presentations, and marketing pitches
• Helping plan and execute live engagements, including due diligence, process management and coordination with clients and other counterparties
• Conducting company, industry, buyer/investor and market research
• Training, mentoring and developing analysts
• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of investment banking experience or an MBA with 1+ years of experience as an investment banking associate
• Experience advising clients in the services space is a plus
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and valuation skills, including the ability to review and guide analyst work product
• Demonstrated ability to manage workstreams and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• High level of personal integrity, accountability and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Commitment to respecting and safeguarding confidential information and adherence to regulatory requirements

For benefits information, please visit: https://www.stephens.com/careers/benefits