About the Role
Guggenheim Securities is seeking an experienced Associate to join its Technology & Services Investment Banking group in London. This role involves advising clients on a broad range of financial and strategic matters, including M&A and capital raising. Associates will work on small client teams, gaining exposure to senior bankers and client representatives, and will receive best-in-class investment banking training.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and contribute to client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants.
- Develop and monitor complex financial models for corporate finance alternatives 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 for business development.
- Conduct competitive research, including identifying sector and industry trends.
- Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of investment banking or equivalent M&A experience.
- Significant level of maturity and ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management.
- Highly organized, with 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.
- Core modeling and valuation experience in a professional setting.
Skills
- M&A process management
- Business acumen
- Financial analysis
- Data analysis
- Soft-selling
- Presentation skills
- Professional communication (verbal, written and virtual)
- Negotiations
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate
- 4 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm.
- Guggenheim Securities offers services in 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.
