Analyst – Investment Banking, Financial Sponsors Advisory (“FSA”)

Guggenheim Partners•New York, NY

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Guggenheim Securities (GS) is seeking exceptional candidates to join its Financial Sponsors Advisory (FSA) team in New York, NY. The FSA team is a key part of the firm’s global Investment Banking practice, focusing on originating and executing private equity transactions across various industries and products. These include M&A, Capital Structure Advisory (CSA), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), and Leveraged Finance & Debt Advisory. The team also maintains relationships with private equity clients and counterparties. FSA bankers collaborate closely with industry coverage and product bankers across the firm, providing exposure to diverse transactions and situations. The firm aims to be trusted, sophisticated advisors, delivering GS’ intellectual property and capabilities in a unified manner. The team seeks to cultivate influential relationships with financial sponsors that can withstand market cycles and offer differentiation. The Analyst – Investment Banking, FSA will support senior bankers and deal teams in execution, origination, and market analysis. This role offers extensive exposure to transactions across industries, products, and market segments, and the opportunity to join a growing, dynamic team with strong mentorship and access to senior leadership and clients. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a fast-paced, intellectual environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
Understanding of fundamental private equity, valuation, and accounting principles.
Core modeling and valuation experience.
SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in investment banking, accounting, consulting, private equity, hedge fund or corporate finance.
Working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and MS Word; familiarity with Pitchbook or other financial data providers is a plus.
Resourcefulness, intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm, and a genuine interest in finance and corporate advisory.
Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with private equity investment professionals, company executives, and senior management.
Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to multitask and work with limited supervision as a member of a team.
Strong interpersonal skills required for client-facing activities.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Effective process management abilities.

Responsibilities

Contribute to live deals and pitches across the GS platform, including the curation of potential acquirors and/or investors, leveraging deep client and market knowledge as well as pattern recognition.
Interact with senior bankers to prepare and contribute to the delivery of client presentations aimed at originating business and deepening relationships.
Analyze business fundamentals including review of company strengths and risks, strategic positioning, capitalization structure, and historical and projected financial performance – particularly from the lens of a financial sponsor.
Streamline processes by creating strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid execution and business development activities of the firm.
Analyze market trends and synthesize thought-leadership materials, demonstrating FSA’s market expertise within the private equity ecosystem.
Develop meaningful client relationships.