Associate (f/m/x) – Investment Banking Coverage (IBCM)

Details of the role and how it fits into the team

• A role in Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking Coverage team for the German-speaking region offers you an opportunity to work on exciting challenges with some of the most influential decision-makers within Deutsche Bank’s broader Investment Banking & Capital Markets franchise

• Our bankers advise large companies and financial investors across the globe on some of their most important strategic transactions including takeovers and mergers, joint ventures, leveraged buy-outs, activist & hostile defenses and capital raising services, underpinned by one of the world’s largest and most successful debt and capital markets platforms

• Our team-based culture promotes and rewards individual talents. Our employees have a wide variety of academic and professional careers. You will find an extremely dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment in which you are part of a team that supports your success

Your key responsibilities

• Associate role within the Corporate Finance team based out of Frankfurt, leading day-to-day deal execution as well as coverage of corporates and financial sponsors in the German-speaking region (DACH) across M&A and ECM

• Developing client relationships through deal execution and pitching as well as communicating and interacting with internal coverage partners and product areas

• Analyzing companies and industries and working directly with client management teams

• Preparing pitch books, selling memoranda and management presentations

• Conducting sector and company research, quantitative analysis, company valuation, credit analysis and financial modelling

• Overseeing the building and maintenance of complex financial/valuation models, including DCF, accretion/dilution, LBO, comparable trading and transaction analyses

• Participating in the recruitment, development and training of junior bankers

Your skills and experiences

• 2+ years of experience in Investment Banking with a focus on M&A / ECM at a bulge bracket investment bank

• Deal execution track record including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs, IPOs, rights issue/ABBs, hostile takeover & activist defense and ratings & financing advisory

• Ability to learn quickly and take on new responsibilities

• Demonstrate a combination of strong quantitative/analytical skills, creative problem solving abilities and a thorough understanding of accounting and valuation

• High levels of initiative and ingenuity, high pro-activity levels and drive

• Self-starter with the ability to confidently be the point person on a deal for clients, interacting and advising them on M&A / ECM process matters

• Effective organizational skills - the ability to manage multiple client projects simultaneously

• Superior written and oral communications skills - in English (must have) and German (beneficial to have)

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or "Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Philipp Maass.

Contact Philipp Maass: +49 (0) 151 18173970

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