What are the responsibilities and job description for the First Year Investment Banking Associate position at Livingstone Partners?
Company Description
Livingstone is an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Beijing, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Los Angeles, Madrid and Stockholm.
Job Description
Livingstone is seeking an Investment Banking Associate for hire in its Chicago office. As an Associate, you will actively contribute to deal teams and assume significant responsibility on transaction teams, including meaningful client interactions and analyst oversight responsibilities.
We are keenly interested in individuals who possess strong interpersonal skills, have a track record of hard work, and have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and professional achievements. We are seeking candidates with a long-term interest in an M&A-focused investment banking role with significant career development potential at our firm.
Responsibilities:
- Preparation of marketing and pitch materials to support new business origination
- Creation of descriptive marketing memoranda
- Development and review of valuation analyses and financial models
- Client meetings and presentations
Qualifications
- Corporate finance and/or accounting experience; financial modeling experience is preferred; CFA or CPA is a plus
- Ability to thrive under pressure in a rigorous, fast-paced environment
- A positive attitude and desire to learn how to do deals and grow as a professional
- Ability to explain and articulate complex analyses and issues in a concise, confident manner to clients and buyers
- Robust analytical, research, and quantitative skills
- Willingness to work long hours
- Fluent proficiency in conversational and written English
- MBA a plus, preferably with an emphasis in finance and/or accounting
Additional Information
Livingstone Partners is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEOC guidelines.