M&A VP - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

My client is a Mid cap focused UK Investment Bank, headquartered in London, and with an enviable reputation and client list.

They have been growing out their Public Company M&A Advisory team over the last few years and are now looking to add a Deal Manager to the team - either a senior Associate or a junior VP - who will be expected to manage a range of M&A transactions.

Working alongside their Industry Sector colleagues, they advise on all matters of both public and private M&A activity from targeting to strategy and best execution. They advise both offerors and offerees, retained clients and outside parties on a variety of deals, particularly in the context of public company M&A work, working within the UK Takeover code rules. Therefore any interested candidates will need to have managed at least a few deals of this nature.

Key Requirements:

• Attention to detail, technical and modelling skills
• Creating, drafting and managing presentations and memoranda to clients
• Day-to-day deal execution and project management for both public and private M&A transactions - able to run and manage a process relatively autonomously
• Regular interaction with clients and leading meetings
• Confident communication and strong client management skills
• Committed team player demonstrating the highest standards of integrity and professional ethics
• ACA or Legal backgrounds are of special interest

The Candidate:

• Confident communicator
• Enthusiastic, energetic and well organised with strong attention to detail
• Self-starter, able to work autonomously as well as being a great team player
• A problem solver, you will be able to work under pressure

Essential Requirements:

• 4+ years of M&A/corporate finance experience, with a top-tier investment bank, boutique or Big 4 accountancy firm. ACA or legal qualification highly desired.
• 2i or above from a leading university
• Fluent in English
• London based