2027 Analyst I, Global Investment Banking - Energy, Infrastructure, & Transition

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Energy, Infrastructure, & Transition (“EIT”) Investment Banking team provides investment banking services to existing and prospective clients in the digital infrastructure, power, utilities, renewables, infrastructure, midstream, and upstream energy sectors. The team has a global coverage strategy across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. Our client-centric approach incorporates M&A and other financial advisory services with full access to the debt, equity and loan capital markets. The team also delivers complex risk and hedging solutions to clients. The EIT team manages a market leading platform from our offices in New York, Houston, Toronto, Calgary, London, and Bogota. Our New York office is the largest in EIT’s global footprint. We primarily support our clients through a variety of transactions including M&A (buy-side and sell-side) in both public and private markets, capital structure advisory including public and private markets capital raises (both debt and equity, across various product types) construction and term financings, refinancings, and public-private partnerships. The team’s coverage mandate includes the following sub-verticals, among others: digital infrastructure and data centers, behind-the-meter power generation, airports, seaports, roads and bridges, light and heavy rail, educational facilities, hospitals, midstream energy, renewables (including solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind), battery storage, thermal power generation, regulated utilities, district energy, and water treatment assets. EIT is committed to supporting CIBC’s clients as they navigate the energy transition from carbon-intensive fuels to sustainable solutions, and impacts this transition will have on connected industries. CIBC was named North American Financial Advisor of the year in 2019 by IJGlobal and is the leading North American Renewables M&A Advisor since 2017 by both gross deal value and number of transactions closed (per Inframation).

Requirements

• Outstanding academic credentials from a top tier school
• GPA of 3.5 or above is preferred
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as part of a team
• Self-starter willing to work in an entrepreneurial, demanding, and fast paced environment
• Excellent analytical ability including demonstrated knowledge of valuation techniques and practices
• Excellent understanding of financial statements, credit analysis and accounting principles
• Superior knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and the ability to quickly and independently learn a variety of industry software platforms
• An interest in the sub-verticals that CIBC’s EIT team covers, along with a strong interest in and knowledge of financial markets
• Extremely dedicated and motivated individual with high career aspirations.
• Must be capable of assuming significantly increased levels of responsibility within short time frames
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills in order to convey complex factual and conceptual information to others and promote the interests of CIBC
• Well-developed organizational and time management skills in order to respond to shifting priorities on several simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated job commitment including a willingness to work, as well as personal flexibility and adaptability in order to meet client requirements
• Proven ability to pay close attention to detail and multi-task under tight deadlines
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork, and accountability.
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit .
• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office).

Nice To Haves

• Analytical Thinking
• Capital Markets
• Financial Markets Analysis
• Investment Banking
• Investment Valuation
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Research Analysis
• Wealth Management
• Work Collaboratively

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing all facets of the group’s mandates
• Conduct industry research and analysis to assist in the identification and/or analysis of investment banking business opportunities
• Play a key role in the preparation of client proposals, pitches, and the execution of new and existing client mandates, including overseeing Analyst work
• Develop and audit sophisticated financial models
• Participate in cross functional teams and liaising with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
• Prepare industry and financial analysis to assist with the development of client recommendations
• Lead industry comparable value and transaction precedent analyses
• Assist in company due diligence processes
• Support senior investment banking colleagues and directing and training analyst teammates
• Take advantage of in depth technical and industry knowledge, as well as the geopolitical environment to generate transaction ideas/opportunities that can be discussed with the relevant relationship manager and deal/coverage teams
• Coordinating client-focused and/or deal-focused “brainstorming” sessions with relevant team members and product specialists
• Liaising with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in preparing proposals for clients
• Developing relationships and actively communicating with various appropriate contacts at our clients
• Developing and maintaining an internal network with product groups and other business groups
• Developing and maintaining an external network with the market (i.e. key stakeholders, clients, prospects, etc.)
• Supporting CIBC’s “Culture of Care” through involvement in community activities

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Other Insurance Plans
• Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation)
• Holidays
• 401(k)
• competitive salary
• incentive pay
• banking benefits
• a benefits program
• a vacation offering
• wellbeing support
• MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
• Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed