Summary
Credit Agricole CIB is seeking an Associate I to work within its Global Investment Banking Department in New York, NY on the origination and execution of Mergers & Acquisitions.
This M&A Associate position requires strong leadership qualities, good business “instinct”, and the ability to work independently and on many projects with different team members.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with various sectors and product teams to execute buy-side and sell-side M&A
- Extensive financial modeling in preparing company-specific financial analysis and conducting valuation analysis using various methodologies
- Review valuation models including comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout analysis, merger plans
- Manage projects in a client-facing role, including liaising with clients, potential buyers, clients’ other advisors, and team members from across the bank
- Participate in business and financial due diligence involving interaction with management teams, accountants, lawyers, consultants and customers
- Liaise with coverage, sales and trading professionals and other product groups in preparing transactions and other ad hoc requests
- Training and supervision of junior resource
Competencies Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Experience must include either executing M&A transactions
- Must possess the following skills: smart, personable, strong writing, & financial modeling skills
- Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint
- Strong work ethic
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field
- MBA a plus
- CFA a plus
Experience Required
- Min 5 years of Investment Banking related experience, or in a transaction services team with a strong modeling exposure
- Exposure to infrastructure modeling is a significant plus
Skills & Knowledge Requirements
- Quantitative and technical
- Strong technical skills – Well established knowledge of financial modeling (Discounted Cash Flows, Merger Models and LBO analysis)with an ability to work independently on financial models
- Good understanding of what each situation calls for in terms of financial analysis – ability to make decision on financial analysis and capacity to teach analysts to develop modeling and analytical skills
- Communication and business development
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Translate senior members’ transaction ideas into a written document – ability to elaborate pitches with some guidance from senior team members
- Group coordination and training
- Multi-task
- SIE, Series 7, 63 and/or 79
