M&A Associate

2w2 weeks ago

BBVA

London, GB · Full-time · £80,000 – £120,000

About this role

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries, serving more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers. Join the M&A UK team to grow your career.

In this role, prepare proposals, presentations and pitches to current and prospective clients. Assist team members in identifying potential new business by analysing client's financial profile and market variables. Support Senior M&A Specialists during end-to-end M&A deals execution.

Synthesize research information for modeling, competitive analysis, industry analysis and negotiation support. Develop financial models within guidelines provided by Senior M&A Specialists. Foster strong relationships across teams and geographies in a client-focused environment.

Build long-term professional relationships that add value to clients and expand business. Demonstrate proficiency in financial, valuation, and capital structure analysis with strong attention to detail. Act as a team player, motivating juniors and participating in team training.

Requirements

Prior M&A experience in an advisory or investment banking role; with a focus on the digital infrastructure / TMT sector, and relevant deal experience
Ability to build long-term, professional relationships that add value to the client and lead to the expansion of the business
Ability to foster strong relationships between individuals and teams, across different geographies
Highly proficient in financial, valuation, and capital structure analysis
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Fluency in written and oral communications skills in English language; knowledge of other European languages beneficial
Team player, motivating the juniors and actively participating in the training of the team
Client Orientation, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking

Responsibilities

Prepare proposals, presentations and pitches to current and prospective clients
Assist other members of the team in identifying and exploring potential new business by analysing client's financial profile and market/industry variables
Support Senior M&A Specialists during the end-to-end M&A deals execution, focusing on the elaboration of documents for external or internal use
Synthesize research information to be used in modeling, competitive analysis, industry analysis, negotiation support and various other applications
Develop financial models within broadly defined guidelines provided by Senior M&A Specialists
Support transaction execution for buy side, sell side and financing assignments