Associate, Banking

About the Role

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is seeking an Associate, Banking in New York, New York to work with regional and international clients on a wide range of complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder relations, recapitalizations, demergers, leveraged buyouts, and defenses against unsolicited takeover attempts.

Contribute to strategic advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions. Work closely with senior professionals throughout the firm to deliver high-quality advice to clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, demergers, leveraged buyouts, and defenses against unsolicited takeover attempts.
• Contribute to strategic advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions.
• Collaborate with senior professionals to deliver high-quality client advice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Finance, or a related field of study.
• Three (3) years of experience in the position offered or as an Associate, Analyst, or a closely related occupation.
• Three (3) years of experience with the following skills:
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Financial statements
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Capital IQ
  • Rating agency and syndicated debt process
  • Investment banking procedures
  • Corporate finance transaction structuring and analysis
  • Synthesizing large amounts of data and developing solutions
  • Financial, legal, and reputational risks facing large integrated investment banks
• One (1) year of experience with the following skills:
  • Financial modeling including discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, precedent transaction, and comparable company analyses
  • PitchBook
  • Buyside and sellside mergers & acquisitions
  • Equity including Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), follow-ons, and block trades
  • Operating and valuation models including dividend discount model and ability-to-pay

About Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage, and allocate capital for our clients—helping them reach their goals. We’ve done this for 90 years with a differentiated approach. Our values—putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back—guide our decisions daily.

We support and empower our more than 80,000 employees across 1,200 offices in 42 countries. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by diverse backgrounds and experiences. We offer some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry, supporting employees and their families throughout their work-life journey.

There’s ample opportunity to move within the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Pay

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $175,000 and $225,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base pay is determined on an individualized basis and is part of a total compensation package that may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short- and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley-sponsored benefit programs.