Experienced Associate - Energy Advisory (Houston, TX)

About the Team

Evercore's Houston Energy Advisory Team has 75+ energy advisory professionals and is the leading ranked advisor, having collectively advised on 300+ energy M&A transactions since 2014 across Energy verticals including upstream, midstream, downstream, oil field services, petrochemicals, power, and low carbon segments.

Primary Responsibilities

Evercore provides Associates with the ability to work closely with senior bankers on industry-transforming, multi-billion dollar transactions around the world. The small transaction team structure creates a strong platform for Associates to assume high levels of responsibility and client exposure at early stages of their careers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Sell-side and buy-side M&A engagements
• Activism and raid defense
• Divestitures and spin-off engagements
• Equity and equity-linked capital-raising
• Evaluation of strategic alternatives

Responsibilities for an Associate include management and execution of live transactions, assistance with new business development, and client relationships, with a particular focus on working closely with analysts and associates, overseeing financial and valuation analysis, resolving complex financial and accounting issues, performing industry and competitive analysis, and preparing client presentation materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of work experience in investment banking and/or a relevant field, or MBA degree with 1-2 years of investment banking experience
• Experience with buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions
• Strong financial modeling skills and an excellent grasp of corporate finance and financial valuations including DCF, merger modeling, comparable companies, and precedents
• Experience with due diligence and transaction execution processes
• Experience preparing and maintaining industry/company presentations, benchmarking materials, and other process documents
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in teams
• Strong communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to effectively articulate ideas
• Strong work ethic

Pay & Benefits

Expected Base Salary Range: $185,000 - $250,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, employees may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus delivered in the form of cash and/or deferred equity.

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance, including healthcare savings and reimbursements accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life and disability insurance, including additional voluntary financial protection insurance
• Well-being resources and programs, including mental health and mindfulness programs, digital wellness platforms, well-being events, and targeted on-site health services
• Family-building and family-support benefits
• Paid parental, caregiver, marriage and bereavement leave
• Commuter benefits, health club membership discounts, and other corporate discounts
• Paid holidays, vacation days, personal days, sick days, and volunteer opportunities

About Evercore

Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve superior results through trusted independent and innovative advice on matters of strategic significance to boards of directors, management teams, and shareholders - including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder advisory, restructurings, and capital structure. Evercore also assists clients in raising public, private capital, delivers equity research, equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1995, the Firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices and affiliate offices in major financial centers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.