Jefferies Looking for Investment Banking Associate | Equity Capital Markets at New York, NY Full Time

Group Description: The Jefferies Equity Capital Markets (“ECM”) group originates and executes public and private equity offerings, as well as equity-linked financings for our global clients. Our team partners with the firm’s investment banking professionals advising corporations, private companies, and financial sponsors globally on equity issuance and other aspects of the equity markets. ECM professionals are organized by sector, product and region. Our ECM team liaises with sales professionals, traders and research analysts in our global equities group. The interaction between these groups provides us with excellent market intelligence, industry knowledge and execution capabilities. Jefferies is consistently ranked as a leading underwriter of equities and is experienced in executing all equity products including IPOs, follow-ons, block trades, private placements and convertible securities.

Position: The ECM team is actively looking for an experienced Associate for our New York office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Pitch and execute U.S. ECM deals including IPOs, follow-on equity offerings, block equity trades, convertible offerings, and other equity-related product offerings
• Assist with strategic and financial analysis for preparation of pitch documentation and liaise with relevant investment banking and sales and trading teams
• Play an active role in the execution of mandated deals through client advisory work, the structuring and negotiation of legal documents and the coordination of distribution
• Examine the strategic and financial merits of proposed transactions for marketing purposes
• Help maintain dialogue and relationships with existing ECM clients through continual marketing and advisory efforts with investment banking and financial sponsor teams, as well as the preparation of instructive materials and thoughtful analyses
• Attend client meetings across the U.S. with senior bankers
• Manage a range of non-standard and one-off assignments pertaining to economic, equity market, sector-specific or client-specific topics
• Work with coverage officers to identify, research and target potential ECM clients
• Manage junior bankers in day-to-day tasks and projects within the ECM team
• Assist with the build out of the ECM platforms through recruiting, training and infrastructure development
• Develop and maintain relationships with other market participants, advisors and the investment community

Required Background:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent); preferred Finance or Accounting related studies
• Minimum 2+ years of direct Equity Capital Markets experience (Sponsors, FIG and HC Services industry experience preferred)
• Strong financial and analytical skills essential
• Rigorous eye for detail
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a number of different workstreams
• Ability to efficiently teach, train, manage and work with junior team members
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Insightful, reasonable and a self-starter

The salary range for this role is $150,000 – $225,000.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer. We practice equal opportunity for all, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.