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 Diversified Industries team is responsible for the origination and execution of public and private M&A and capital markets transactions involving corporate and financial sponsor clients in the broad industrial sector. The team has a network of relationships with some of the most prominent industrial companies in the EMEA region and across all subsectors, i.e. automotive, aerospace & defence, building materials, business services, capital goods, chemicals, infrastructure & transport, paper & packaging.

As an Experienced Associate in the Investment Banking EMEA Diversified Industries coverage team, you will play a vital accountable role in maintaining a strategic dialog with key clients and executing M&A and capital market transactions. You will play a pivotal role in implementing the execution function including working with analysts and associates as well as assisting more senior bankers. You will also have plenty of opportunities to partner with colleagues from other countries and product teams (M&A, ECM, DCM etc.).

Job responsibilities

• Develop content for strategic meetings with clients regarding M&A or capital market transactions
• Interact with senior team members and client management teams on a daily basis to execute transactions and discuss strategic alternatives
• Define, guide and review detailed valuation analysis, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables and LBO analyses
• Define, guide and review detailed combination and other financial analyses in the context of M&A transactions or pitch situations
• Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to analysts

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Extensive proven investment banking experience
• Outstanding ethics, integrity and judgment
• Proficient financial modelling/valuation and analytical skills
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
• Comfort in and commitment to strong teamwork environment
• Highly organized, detail oriented and proactive
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• European language skills (on top of English)
• Experience within infrastructure & transport, building materials, paper & packaging and chemicals sub-sectors within Industrials Investment Banking and/or deals

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.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

ABOUT THE TEAM

J.P. Morgan’s Global Banking business is one of the largest wholesale banking client franchises in the world. We serve clients, including corporations, governments, states, municipalities, healthcare organizations, education institutions, banks and investors.

Global Investment Banking supports a broad range of corporations, institutions and governments by providing strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise.