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Analyst - Investment Banking - Los Angeles

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Consulting
    Banking & Finance
  • Los Angeles

AI generated summary

  • You must have a strong finance background, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, investment banking experience, and be a proactive, collaborative team player.
  • You will coordinate and manage transaction execution, perform financial analyses, prepare client materials, monitor market activities, and maintain internal tracking tools while collaborating with senior bankers.

Requirements

  • Ducera Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, self-starting, team-oriented, intelligent and have excellent academic, leadership and extracurricular records.
  • Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong background in finance, accounting, economics as well as possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, outstanding project management skills, and exceptional attention to detail.
  • Additional qualifications include but are not limited to:
  • Experience in investment banking with strong technical and corporate finance foundation.
  • Strong organizational and process-management skills, with the ability to utilize technology and data tools to build and maintain databases, investor and lender relationships, market comps, and transaction pipeline tracking.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in preparing client presentations and analyzing company and transaction comparables.
  • Highly collaborative and team-oriented professional with a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the maturity to interface directly with clients, investors, and senior deal bankers.
  • Proactive self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit that is comfortable operating within a lean organization and a desire to play an integral role in business development efforts / strategies across topical industries and products.
  • Completion of a profile on Suited to further assist in an evaluation of your candidacy: Creating a Suited Profile

Responsibilities

  • Team members are expected to work on a wide range of assignments across active products and industries (including those identified above). Work will include, but is not limited to:
  • Working closely with senior bankers and clients in a lean team setting, demonstrating initiative, ownership, judgment, and professionalism while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Coordinating complex, time-sensitive workstreams across internal teams and external parties, including clients, legal advisors, and other transaction participants.
  • Actively participating in transaction execution, developing and reviewing financial analyses and models, developing and reviewing transaction structures, financing alternatives, implementation paths, and scenario analyses as well as supporting senior bankers in client-facing interactions, commercial activities and deal execution.
  • Preparing, reviewing, and presenting client materials, including pitch books, strategic advisory presentations, transaction presentations, recommendations, and review of capital markets, ratings and credit perspectives to support discussions with clients and other stakeholders. Work involves developing and presenting perspectives, informed by reviewing substantial amounts of content, third party perspectives and recommendations, legislative and regulatory documents, credit and equity research, market reference points and internal experience.
  • Monitoring, tracking, interpreting and informing team on market activity and industry activity, including tracking and maintaining database of comparable transactions, fundamental credit and cost of capital implications, alternative approaches to execution, investor lists, and developments which will inform strategies, future activity, and client recommendations.
  • Maintain internal transaction and pipeline tracking tools, ensuring accuracy and organization in a fast-paced, multi-mandate environment, tracking news, legislative and regulatory activity and monitoring for potential opportunities. Over time, take an active role in covering clients and developing business development efforts.
  • Manage day-to-day transaction execution workstreams, including senior banker and clients requests and analysis on time with strong attention to detail.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Analyst - Investment Banking - Los Angeles.

What type of firm is Ducera Partners?

Ducera Partners is a leading, independent investment banking and strategic advisory firm.

What types of assignments can I expect to work on in this role?

You can expect to work on assignments including mergers & acquisitions, strategic advisory, restructuring, liability management, capital markets, and growth capital, among others.

What qualities does Ducera Partners look for in candidates?

Ducera Partners seeks highly motivated, self-starting, team-oriented individuals with strong academic backgrounds, excellent communication skills, project management skills, and exceptional attention to detail.

What is the expected annual base salary range for this role?

The expected annual base salary range is $110,000 - $140,000.

Are there opportunities for business development in this role?

Yes, over time, you will take an active role in covering clients and developing business development efforts.

What types of clients will I interact with in this position?

You will interface with clients, investors, and senior deal bankers, often in a collaborative and direct manner.

Is prior investment banking experience required for this role?

Yes, experience in investment banking with a strong technical and corporate finance foundation is required.

What technologies and tools will I be expected to use?

You will utilize technology and data tools to build and maintain databases, track investor and lender relationships, and manage transaction pipelines.

Is it mandatory to complete the Suited Assessment for this role?

Yes, completing the Suited Assessment is a mandatory part of the recruiting process.

Does Ducera Partners provide equal employment opportunities?

Yes, Ducera Partners is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on various protected categories.

Can I request reasonable accommodations during the application process?

Yes, you can request reasonable accommodations by emailing recruiting@ducerapartners.com if needed.

Finance
Industry
51-200
Employees
2015
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Ducera Partners is a leading investment banking advisory practice focused on providing trusted, independent advice and innovative solutions to decision makers in complex and transformative corporate finance transactions. Ducera provides senior level advice to its clients in areas such as corporate restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, private capital solutions and liability management. Since its founding in June 2015, Ducera has advised on over $750 billion in transactions across various industries.