2027 Guggenheim Securities Investment Banking Associate – Los Angeles Industrials

Guggenheim Partners • Los Angeles, CA

23d • Hybrid

About The Position

Guggenheim Securities (GS) is seeking exceptional associates to join its Industrials Investment Banking team in Los Angeles. The Industrials group, with a focus on Aerospace & Defense, is a rapidly growing and critically important strategic initiative for GS. Associates will play an integral role in evolving and enhancing client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. Associates will join a highly collaborative team responsible for providing M&A advisory and capital raising (equity and fixed income) services to corporate clients. GS offers a unique opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. In a client services business like ours, our team members are the product, the service, and the offering. We will provide best-in-class Investment Banking training—formal and hands-on—as you continue to develop your professional toolkit: M&A process management, business acumen, financial analysis, data analysis, soft-selling and presentation skills, professional communication (verbal, written and virtual), negotiations, and more. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Requirements

• Must be on track to receive an MBA or J.D. degree in December 2026 or Spring 2027
• Familiarity with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective process management abilities

Nice To Haves

• Prior internship experience in investment banking, accounting, consulting, private equity, hedge fund or corporate finance

Responsibilities

• Prepare and contribute to delivery of client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants
• Assist in the design and development of complex financial models and valuation analysis
• Draft internal and client-facing documents, including management presentations, lender presentations, fairness opinions, and pitchbooks
• Perform client due diligence, prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation
• Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid business development activities of the firm
• Conduct competitive research, including identifying sector and industry trends
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level