Industrials Investment Banking Associate, London

Jefferies Group LLC, the largest independent, global, full-service investment banking firm headquartered in the U.S. focused on serving clients for 60 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company.

Our talented professionals provide a full range of advisory and underwriting services through creative and idea-driven M&A, leveraged finance, equity & equity-linked financing and restructuring & recapitalization solutions.

• Performing in-depth fundamental quantitative and qualitative company, market and sector analysis
• Performing financial valuation, discounted cash flow and multiples-based analyses
• Building and interrogating complex operating and financial valuation models in Excel
• Assisting with the production of client presentations/documents (e.g. pitch books, process timetables and letters, valuation materials and marketing materials)
• Compiling and managing databases
• Involvement in client meetings and on client calls
• Participating in the execution of M&A and capital market transactions, and project management across multiple demanding and time critical initiatives
• Preparing sector market updates and manage internal databases
• Liaising with other Jefferies team on projects and pitches as needed

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• University degree, Masters or foreign equivalent and relevant experience providing complex analytical support
• Prior relevant experience (M&A and/or capital markets transactional deal experience) as an analyst.
• Strong numerical and financial modelling skills
• Solid understanding of business and corporate finance principles
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Rigorous attention to detail