Job Description

The team advises private equity, corporate and entrepreneurial clients on strategic reviews, acquisitions, disposals, mergers, leveraged transactions and finance raisings and currently has a healthy book of live deals and near-term opportunities.
The team is looking for a highly motivated Assistant Director or Senior Executive to support with deal execution and deal origination.

• Structuring and modelling the financial implications of transactions;
• Research and analysis of key value drivers at a market and business level;
• Researching and profiling potential acquisition targets and prospective buyers and presenting the strategic rationale for potential transactions;
• Preparation of pitch documentation;
• Preparation of client reports and key documentation for fund-raising, acquisitions and disposals including information memoranda, business plans;
• Provision of creative solutions to transaction issues;
• Effective communication of findings of work to clients;
• Ability to manage junior team members;
• Strong time management skills, including informing the team of progress and highlighting any issues (as appropriate);
• Pro-actively building and developing a network of internal and external relationships amongst professional intermediaries, private equity houses, corporate targets and clients;

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possession of an accounting / finance qualification or similar;
• Strong academic background;
• 5-7 years of Corporate Finance advisory or related experience;
• Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to absorb new technical information quickly and develop a deep understanding of tasks;
• An interest in the Life Sciences and Healthcare, Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions markets.
• Strong project management, organizational and team management skills;
• Ability to work autonomously (“self-starter”), under pressure and to tight deadlines;
• Ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, organizations and clients;
• Committed to business development;
• High degree of personal drive and motivation to succeed;
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to apply this to real world situations;

As a member of an integrated global network of talented advisers you will be working in a dynamic and diverse environment. Through both formal and on the job learning, we will help you develop the skills to become an effective adviser, capable of providing objective and responsive advice to our clients across industries and geographies. We are committed to helping you achieve your potential both professionally and personally.