Investment Banking Analyst

Galava is a boutique investment banking firm dedicated to delivering decisive outcomes to family and founder-owned companies operating in or serving highly regulated industries in the middle market. We provide sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, capital raising, and transaction readiness services across a range of sectors including Healthcare Services, Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services, Architecture and Engineering, Utility Services and Energy Transition, Diversified Industrials, Critical Business Services, and Technology and Tech-Enabled Services. Our focus on regulated markets allows us to leverage deep industry expertise to deliver informed advice and enhance certainty for our clients as they pursue important capital markets objectives.

About the role

Investment Banking Analysts are critical to our ability to provide high-touch advisory services to our clients and are heavily involved in pitch activity and transaction execution, working directly with senior bankers throughout the full transaction lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and explain financial and operational information of companies operating in Galava's coverage sectors
• Perform valuations of companies using standard valuation methodologies
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute sell-side and buy-side M&A and debt and equity capital markets transactions
• Prepare and maintain financial models (including LBO and DCF models), confidential information memoranda, management presentations, buyer and investor lists, and marketing pitch materials
• Conduct and explain extensive industry, market, and company-specific research
• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree with a strong academic record (Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, or related field preferred)
• A high level of personal integrity, strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Robust analytical and problem-solving capabilities and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and application
• A defined proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications

• 1+ years of prior investment banking, transaction advisory services, credit underwriting, or finance operations experience
• Strong interest, knowledge, or work experience in Galava's coverage sectors
• Exceptional financial modeling, data analysis, Excel, and PowerPoint skills

Benefits

Galava offers a competitive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is eligible to earn performance-based compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan. At this time, Galava will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration-related support for this position.