Investment Banking Associate (M&A)

As one of the European premier investment banks, Raiffeisenbank serves the needs of our clients by offering an excellent platform coupled with straightforward, intelligent advice. We attribute our long-term success to our commitment of always putting clients' interests first. Whether it's raising capital to meet growth objectives or identifying strategic business partners, Raiffeisenbank offers M&A advisory, capital markets, restructuring, risk and research platform of unrivaled strength and scale.Raiffeisenbank is one of the leading M&A advisory houses in CEE region supported by extensive corporate banks network and vast balance sheet capabilities. Raiffeisenbank advises clients globally on a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, asset purchases, joint ventures, restructurings and reorganizations. The M&A business is a critical component of the firm's integrated investment banking model. Responsibilities: perform full valuation analyses, including DCF, trading comparables, precedent transactions; prepare and review complex financial analyses, including transaction impact analyses such as earnings accretion/dilution and value creation; participate in day-to-day deal execution, interacting with senior deal team members, client management teams, transaction counterparties and other advisors; manage due diligence processes, including preparing virtual data rooms, tracking and coordinating the information flow, and reviewing and analyzing company information; prepare descriptive investment memorandums, management presentations, Board presentations and other materials for use in M design and analyze M monitor and evaluate current events related to the client, its industry or the transaction; client interaction, participation in origination meetings. Requirements: bachelors' degree in Finance / Economics from a leading university; at least 3 full years of experience in Investment Banking at the Analyst level. Experience in M very strong financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills, including DCF, trading comparables, precedent transactions, accretion/dilution, value creation analysis and combined pro forma models; knowledge of corporate finance and accounting, as well as basic understanding of legal and tax aspects related to M experience analyzing company financials; ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner; outstanding ethics, integrity and judgment; intellectual curiosity, strong work ethics and desire to learn; ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple projects with different deal teams; highly organized, detail oriented and proactive; exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity; ability to conduct thorough, independent research; strong attention to detail; excellent technology skills with superior Excel and PowerPoint skills and experience with research tools (Bloomberg, Mergermarket) and ability to quickly learn new software applications.