Investment Banking Associate: Gaming

GLC Advisors & Co., LLC; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GLC Advisors & Co., LLC is seeking a top-tier Investment Banking Associate in Denver to join its Gaming advisory franchise. You will act as a core execution leader on live mandates, working with senior bankers and clients on high-profile transactions.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, advanced financial modeling, and independent management of complex workstreams in a fast-paced environment, with early client exposure and meaningful influence on outcomes.

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical capability and professional judgment.
• Prior investment banking experience as Analyst or Associate strongly preferred.
• 2–4 years of M&A, capital markets, or restructuring transaction experience.
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and accounting proficiency.
• Ability to independently manage complex workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership and experience managing junior team members.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• FINRA Series 79 or Series 7 strongly preferred (required within 90 days).

Responsibilities

• Leading analytical and execution workstreams for M&A, financing, and restructuring assignments.
• Directly working with clients, counterparties, and advisors to advance transactions from mandate through closing.
• Overseeing and mentoring Analysts while upholding high analytical rigor and presentation quality.
• Developing detailed financial models, valuation analyses, and transaction materials for boards and investors.
• Conducting in-depth industry and company analyses to support advisory recommendations.
• Participating in management presentations, due diligence, and negotiation discussions.

Skills

Analytical ability

Investment banking experience

M&A experience

Financial modeling

Valuation

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

FINRA Series 79/7

Job description

GLC Advisors & Co. is a leading independent advisory firm providing objective, conflict-free advice on complex strategic and financial transactions. The firm operates under a senior-led execution model, partnering closely with boards of directors, management teams, and financial sponsors on critical corporate decisions.

GLC’s partners and senior bankers collectively have advised on 900+ completed transactions totaling more than $800 billion in aggregate transaction value, with prior experience at the world’s most selective bulge-bracket and elite boutique investment banks. The firm is consistently engaged on high-impact, analytically intensive mandates across mergers and acquisitions, capital structure advisory, restructurings, and valuation matters.

GLC Advisors maintains offices in New York, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Role Overview

GLC Advisors is seeking a top-tier Investment Banking Associate to join its Gaming advisory franchise in Denver. This position is intended for candidates with exceptional technical ability, sound judgment, and a demonstrated interest in executing complex transactions in a lean, performance-driven environment.

The Gaming practice advises across the full interactive entertainment and gaming ecosystem, including gaming technology and software, payments and infrastructure, land-based gaming and entertainment, iGaming, sports betting, and lodging. The team regularly serves as a trusted advisor to industry leaders, growth-oriented companies, and sophisticated financial sponsors on high-profile strategic and financial transactions.

Associates are expected to function as core execution leaders on live mandates, working directly with senior bankers and clients. The role offers substantial responsibility, early client exposure, and meaningful influence over transaction outcomes.

Responsibilities

Associates will assume significant ownership across all phases of transaction execution, including:

• Leading the analytical and execution workstreams for M&A, financing, and restructuring assignments
• Working directly with clients, counterparties, and legal and accounting advisors to advance transactions from mandate through closing
• Overseeing and mentoring Analysts while ensuring the highest standards of analytical rigor and presentation quality
• Developing detailed financial models, valuation analyses, and transaction materials used in board-level and investor discussions
• Conducting in-depth industry, company, and strategic analyses to support advisory recommendations
• Participating in management presentations, due diligence processes, and negotiation discussions

Qualifications

GLC Advisors seeks candidates with a demonstrated record of excellence, including:

• Outstanding analytical capability, intellectual curiosity, and professional judgment
• Prior investment banking experience as an Analyst or Associate strongly preferred
• 2–4 years of relevant transaction experience in M&A, capital markets, or restructuring
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and accounting proficiency
• Ability to independently manage complex workstreams in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing junior team members
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to quality
• FINRA Series 79 or Series 7 strongly preferred (required within 90 days of start date)

Compensation & Culture

GLC Advisors offers highly competitive compensation, including performance-based bonus opportunities, commensurate with experience and contribution. The firm provides a comprehensive benefits package and fosters a collegial, intellectually rigorous, and entrepreneurial culture, with a strong emphasis on accountability, professional development, and excellence in execution.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GLC Advisors is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. The firm complies with all requirements related to reasonable accommodation.