Tier 1 Bank seeks Industrials Associate recruitment

The Client

Our Client is a full service Investment Bank with world class capabilities across products, geographies and sectors and is backed by a strong balance sheet. For these reasons they have survived the financial crisis relatively unscathed and are looking to add specific individuals to the business given the levels of live executions currently on going and the significant pipeline of 2012. This is the case for the Industrials team. Given the current composition of the team they are looking to add 1 Associate with strong MA skills.

The Industrials Team:

The Industrials Team covers MA, High Yield and ECM products. At the Associate level the individuals work across subsectors and across products with the majority of the work being MA.

The team covers:

• Aerospace Defence

• Automotives

• Capital Goods

• Engineering and Construction

• Paper Packaging

• Transport and Logistics.

It focuses on Big Ticket Deals across the EMEA Region often working on Cross-Border transactions with one party outside Europe.

Reason for Hire:

The team is currently top heavy, being a key team for the platform and very busy there is a commitment by the business to add more juniors to the team. Analysts are being sourced internally from Graduate hiring and the Generalist MA pool. Associates they are looking for externally.

The Role:

The Associate will work across subsectors and products spending approximately 50% of their time on execution and 50% on pitching across the EMEA region.

 - Exposure High Quality Cross Border Big Ticket Deals in a team with a strong Deal Flow

 - Fantastic Senior Exposure: the team operate short reporting lines with deal teams comprising 1 MD/Dir and 1 VP OR 1 Associate and an analyst. Each junior will also be allocated a senior ‘mentor’ to ensure open lines of communication

 - Responsibility: due to the reporting structure Associates are expected to take on as much responsibility as they can handle and develop quickly with the support of the team.

 - Interaction with wider Platform when working on transactions the team will utilize the expertise of the wider platform as required.

 - Community Spirit – this team pride themselves as working hard but recognising the work completed. Having built up since 2008 the team have been careful to ensure a good working environment for their juniors and ensure team lunches, charity events and team ski trips are organised.

 - This is unique opportunity in the market to join a platform with real momentum. Growing in a well organised and Structured Manner you really get a sense of the ambition and excitement in the platform. 

Requirements:

1.Tier 1 Investment Banking Training from Graduate Level

2.Strong MA execution experience of Large Cap Deals

3.Demonstrable interest in the Industrials Sector

4.Strong Education; 2:1 degree of Equivalent from a top University.

5.Second European languages are advantageous.

Process:

3 stage process to hire as soon as possible.