Associate, Banking

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is seeking an Associate, Banking in New York, New York to develop various types of financial models to value public and private companies using various valuation methods such as comparable companies, precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow analysis. Evaluate the quantum of debt and equity required for mergers, acquisitions, leverage buyouts, take-private, and other strategic and capital market transactions. Develop recommendations for private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions based on valuations supported by quantitative analyses. Prepare and review materials used in mergers and acquisitions, leverage buyouts, carve-out divestitures, take privates, hostile and defense situations including investment memoranda, management presentations, and pitchbooks. Perform due diligence, industry research, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to execute corporate and private transactions. Facilitate client communications and client meetings to ensure seamless progression of transactions through to execution and closing.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field of study
Three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Associate, Analyst, or a closely related occupation
Three (3) years of experience with valuation methodologies including comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions
Three (3) years of experience with cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions including jurisdictional complexities, FX considerations, and geopolitical risk factors
Three (3) years of experience with Excel and PowerPoint
Three (3) years of experience with regulatory and compliance considerations including antitrust, ESG disclosures, and governance-related risks
Constructing and maintaining detailed financial models including three-statement, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, and merger models
Understanding of capital markets dynamics and their integration into mergers and acquisitions processes including collaboration with equity and debt capital markets teams on deal structuring and timing
Facilitating due diligence processes across legal, tax, accounting, and operational areas
Preparing pitchbooks, confidential information memoranda (CIMs), and board presentations
Proficiency in MS Office suite
Handling full transaction lifecycle from deal initiation through closing including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Indication of Interest, Letter of Intent, management presentations, and dataroom oversight

Responsibilities

Develop various types of financial models to value public and private companies using various valuation methods such as comparable companies, precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow analysis.
Evaluate the quantum of debt and equity required for mergers, acquisitions, leverage buyouts, take-private, and other strategic and capital market transactions.
Develop recommendations for private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions based on valuations supported by quantitative analyses.
Prepare and review materials used in mergers and acquisitions, leverage buyouts, carve-out divestitures, take privates, hostile and defense situations including investment memoranda, management presentations, and pitchbooks.
Perform due diligence, industry research, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to execute corporate and private transactions.
Facilitate client communications and client meetings to ensure seamless progression of transactions through to execution and closing.