Investment Banking Associate: Industrials- Chicago

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United States of America
Chicago
Advisory
Industrials
Full Time

Perella Weinberg Partners is actively seeking an  Associate to join our Advisory business as a member of the Industrials Group based in Chicago. This is a great opportunity to join a growing team of highly seasoned professionals focused on M&A advisory services across a number of industries, including Automotive and Auto Tech, Metals & Mining, Chemicals and Diversified Industries.

 Associates at Perella Weinberg Partners work as members of lean deal teams providing a broad range of services to the Firm’s clients. Junior Bankers will work on high profile, complex engagements and transactions in close coordination with senior bankers across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities:

  • Build complex financial valuation models
  • Assist in preparing client presentations
  • Engage in due diligence processes
  • Conduct company and industry research
  • Provide ideas and leverage to senior bankers on new business opportunities
  • Develop and deliver expert industry knowledge
  • Monitor and analyze financial information (economic, industrial, and corporate developments) to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in advising clients on deals
  • Establish and maintain the respect and trust of clients

 Qualifications:

  • Prior work experience with accounting, financial or market data, databases, or analysis tools (Factset, CapIQ, Bloomberg), Excel, PowerPoint
  • Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment and enjoy collaborating with others on projects
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong financial modeling, finance, valuation and accounting skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Superior attention to detail
  • Desire to take initiative

Associates must have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years investment banking experience, or MBA with 1 year post-MBA investment banking experience; M&A experience required
  • An ability to lead and oversee analysts in the preparation and analysis of presentation and transaction materials
  • Leadership skills to provide oversight to analysts in the preparation and analysis of presentation and transaction materials
  • An advanced understanding and knowledge of industry performance drivers, trends and challenges

Analysts must have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree with 1 – 2 years of current investment banking experience
  • Industry experience preferred, but not required

Perella Weinberg Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners is a leading global independent advisory firm, providing strategic and financial advice to a broad client base, including corporations, institutions, governments, sovereign wealth funds, and the financial sponsor community. The Firm offers a wide range of advisory services to clients in the most active industry sectors and global markets. With approximately 600 employees, PWP currently maintains offices in New York, Houston, London, Calgary, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, and San Francisco. For more information on Perella Weinberg Partners, please visit: http://www.pwpartners.com.

Perella Weinberg Partners is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Firm to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.

This opportunity is closed to applications.