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William Blair

Investment Banking Analyst 1 - Fund Placement

4w

William Blair

London, GB · Full-time · £60,000 – £90,000

About this role

Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. The Fund Placement team advises private market managers throughout the capital raising process, including transaction execution and delivery of fundraising services to clients and prospects. Perform extensive fundraising advisory services and complete due diligence activities.

Work closely with project management and investor coverage teams to advance projects, convey relevant investor updates, and present findings to clients. Take ownership of deal admin tasks such as maintaining deal trackers, scheduling investor calls, and updating Salesforce. Manage client data rooms and anticipate potential deal issues in real time.

Actively participate in client meetings and internal discussions while partnering with global coverage teams. Demonstrate curiosity and understanding of various private market strategies and broader fundraising markets. Evaluate prospective fundraising clients and provide advice on strategy, structuring, timing, investors, and legal terms.

Mentor summer interns and teach subsequent analyst classes, imparting best practices. Identify improvements to processes for efficiency. Ensure compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in a dynamic global firm.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Prior investment banking or fundraising (placement agent or investor relations) experience required; previous experience as an Analyst, or equivalent, strongly preferred
  • Internship or prior work experience in financial services industry preferred
  • Proven track record in university studies required
  • Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills
  • Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities
  • Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance
  • Sound judgement

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of deal admin related tasks, such as maintaining deal trackers, scheduling investor calls, and updating Salesforce
  • Provide advice to clients on fundraising strategy, structuring, timing, investors, and legal terms
  • Assist in the development, production and delivery of proposals and presentations to clients and prospects
  • Actively participate in client meetings and internal discussions
  • Anticipate potential deal issues and pass concerns through to team members in real time
  • Evaluate prospective fundraising clients
  • Partner with global coverage teams
  • Manage client data rooms