CIB – Investment Banking – UK M&A – Associate – London

Job description

Departmental description

The J.P. Morgan Cazenove UK M&A team is responsible for execution of public and private M&A transactions involving UK corporate and financial sponsor clients and for overseas clients involving businesses based in the UK. We maintain leading relationships with some of the most prominent clients in the UK and aid them, through M&A, in delivering on their corporate strategy and structure. We are involved in the vast majority of the major M&A transactions that take place in the UK and consistently rank as one of the UK's pre-eminent M&A advisory franchises. Often, members of the deal team interact on a daily basis with the client's CEO and CFO.

Our business

J.P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world's most important corporations, governments, financial institutions, pensions, sovereign wealth organizations, states and municipalities entrust us with their business. We offer our clients a full suite of global financial services and capabilities, providing strategic advice, raising capital, managing risk, and extending liquidity in markets around the world. Not only is our goal to help clients succeed; we are committed to contributing to orderly and well functioning markets and supporting global economic growth across our businesses.

Job Summary:

Origination and primarily execution of public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals across all industry sectors together with other bankers from the M&A team, as well as colleagues from industry, country and other product teams.

· Day-to-day management of M&A projects.
· Liaise with the relevant counterpart at the client and other advisers (accounting, legal etc.)
· Coordinate project deliverables and timetable with other advisers
· Liaise with the Takeover Panel and the UKLA jointly with other M&A team members
· Responsibility for drafting of pitchbooks
· Supervision of more junior colleagues on specific projects or tasks
· Training, coaching and mentoring of junior colleagues
· Involvement in graduate recruiting

Desired profile

Prior experience

· Experience in a bulge bracket Investment Bank or leading corporate finance boutique either in M&A, an industry group or leveraged finance (essential)

Financial Performance / Technical Skills

· Outstanding financial analysis and modelling skills (essential)
· In-depth understanding of investment banking products (can be enhanced and further built via training)

Control skills

· Excellent understanding of financial, legal and reputational risks facing large integrated investment banks in today's environment (essential)
· Familiarity with local regulatory requirements (can be provided through training)

Partnership skills

· Strong team player (essential)
· Strong project management skills (can be enhanced through on-the-job training)

People skills

· Outstanding written and oral communication skills
· Experience in dealing with clients and other transactional advisers (can be enhanced through training)
· Strong management skills enabling candidate to effectively manage more junior bankers in high pressure environments

About J.P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank

J.P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Further information about J.P. Morgan is available at www.jpmorgan.com .

JPMorgan Chase & Co. offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.