Gestalte deine Karriere als Investment Banking - Associate, DACH M&A Coverage Team (all genders) bei JPMorgan Chase & Co in Frankfurt am Main – Jetzt starten

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.

This position sits within J.P. Morgan’s leading Investment Banking M&A team, based in Frankfurt. This is a new and exciting opportunity to further grow a new business vertical in the DACH region focused on mid-cap deals (around €250mm to €2bn enterprise value) in close partnership with country, industry, and other product teams, in particular with the local Investment Banking and Commercial Banking teams.

As an Associate in the Investment Banking DACH M&A Coverage team, you will be a key player in our business strategy and execution. You will participate in the "full cycle" of transactional execution including idea generation, preparing marketing pitches, reviewing and formulating financial analysis, preparing and presenting internal committee memoranda and client presentations. You will play a central role in implementing the deal execution including working with other analysts and associates, as well as assisting more senior bankers and client. You will have strong functional skills in the major areas of investment banking and will demonstrate the ability to become a banker who can generate and execute their own transactions.

Most importantly, you will be highly enthusiastic about J.P. Morgan's mission, be an independent thinker with an entrepreneurial work ethic and be driven and committed to the bank’s success. You will join the global Analyst/Associate class in the leading EMEA M&A coverage team. Working with a broader team of over 100 Analysts and Associates in the region, you will be provided opportunities to be involved real-time in transactions that may include frequent travel.

Job responsibilities

• Build complex financial models and preparing valuation, merger and other analytical exercises
• Draft presentation materials, management & Board materials, Memoranda, and other presentation for use in M&A transactions or strategic client dialogue
• Keep abreast of key market developments and establishing knowledge of the latest developments in the structuring and execution of M&A transactions
• Collaborate with various industry, country and other product colleagues during origination and execution stages
• Execute transaction includes:
  • Organise and project managing M&A process
  • Support due diligence, deal documentation and announcement preparation
  • Liaise with relevant counterparts at the client / other advisers, and in some cases - respective regional regulators

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Several years of full-time Investment Banking experience with a leading bank or advisory boutique
• Proven financial analysis and modelling skills, incl. LBO and DCF valuation
• Demonstrate interest in and focus on M&A structuring
• Demonstrate communication and project management skills with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals, clients and key stakeholders in other lines of business
• Eagerness to learn, develop and grow within corporate finance. Self-directed, entrepreneurial, highly motivated, and able to work independently
• Proven understanding of transaction cycle and execution process steps as well as broader investment banking products

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Fluency in German and English, and other European languages
• Proven understanding of capital markets M&A financing, staple financing