Investment Banking Associate - Private Capital Advisory, GP-Led Secondaries

William Blair•New York, NY

7d•$200,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair’s GP-led Secondary Advisory team of experts provide financial sponsors and their investors with holistic, bespoke solutions across all stages of the private equity lifecycle. The private equity community relies on us for guidance and expertise when navigating GP-led transactions (e.g., single- and multi-asset continuation vehicles, spin-outs & spin-ins, strip sales, NAV loans, tender offers and other transaction types). An Associate in GP-led secondaries will help lead in-depth analyses to support our pursuit of high-quality transactions, and in doing so, facilitate deal execution, potential client pitching, and investor management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
Prior investment banking experience required (ideally, in a secondary advisory role)
Detail-oriented with strong analytical abilities
Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance
Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills
Ability to adapt to new tasks
Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously
Effective leadership and coaching skills
Strong desire to win and commitment to excellence
Sound judgement and reasoning abilities
SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment
Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%

Nice To Haves

2+ years experience as an Investment Banking Analyst strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions. Anticipate potential deal issues and pass concerns through to team members in real time.
Lead extensive financial modeling to analyze GP-led transactions utilizing thoughtful due diligence and leveraging broad understanding of valuation and broad finance/accounting topics.
Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, which exhibit broad knowledge of secondary market product solutions and underlying components.
Engage with analysts in the development of marketing materials that highlight William Blair’s competitive advantages and overall product knowledge.
Participate in growth of the team, facilitating analyst development, best practices and continued scaling of the overall PCA platform.
Act as “on the job” mentor for analysts, providing constructive feedback. Focus on improving the quality of analyst and summer intern work product. Ensure senior team knows the valuable contributions of all team members.
Additional responsibilities as requested.