Experienced Associate - Investment Banking, Industrials

About the role

The Global Industrials Group in New York is a rapidly growing and critically important strategic initiative for Guggenheim Securities (“GS”). Our Associates play an integral role in evolving and enhancing our client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. Our Associates benefit tremendously from the experience and partnership they have with our Senior Managing Directors, Managing Directors, Vice Presidents, and Analysts. We pride ourselves on the dedication we give to our Associates development, which in turn helps assist in supporting and cultivating our growing team of Analysts. We work to constantly assist in developing our Associates marketing, sales, analytical, and communication skills. GS offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston. For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at GSLateralRecruiting@guggenheimpartners.com or 212.518.9200.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions
• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses and help identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities
• Analyze and manage the analysis of market trends, competitive landscapes, and publicly traded company financials to identify potential client solutions and new market opportunities
• Develop and monitor the development of complex financial models for a broad range of corporate finance alternatives
• Perform financial and valuation analysis using both industry standard and proprietary models
• Analyze and supervise the analysis of current and past accounting and financial records to advise management through financial projections preparation
• Integrate strategy ideas derived from various analyses, forecasts, business plans, and research into presentations for various stakeholders
• Conduct due diligence investigations of client companies to ascertain the soundness of their business model and forecasts
• Transaction evaluation, preparation, due diligence, and execution of transactions; and managing the preparation of marketing materials including teasers, information memoranda, and other transaction-related documentation
• Help lead deal pitches including idea generation
• Act as the financial and strategic advisor for clients of core accounts in conjunction with senior coverage officers
• Build and develop relationships with clients through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financial and industry knowledge
• Generate potential ideas and new business opportunities to clients to help solve problems

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of investment banking experience or an MBA degree
• Core modeling and valuation experience in professional setting
• SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Qualifications

• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interf