Investment Banking Associate – New York

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

About The Position

Morgan Stanley’s Banking Group provides industry, regional and product expertise to corporations, institutions and government clients to develop and execute innovative and customized solutions to the most challenging strategic and financing issues faced in the global marketplace. The Banking Group is comprised of a number of industry groups that work closely with product team members in Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Capital Markets, and other groups throughout the Firm to provide relevant market insight, product creativity, and execution expertise to clients. These solutions include initial public offerings; public and private equity and equity-linked financings; mergers, acquisitions and restructurings; defense advisory assignments; strategic partnerships; public and private debt placements; share repurchases; and hedging, swaps and derivative transactions. Our New York office is looking for talented Investment Banking Associates to join Morgan Stanley. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with regional and international clients, across various industry sectors, on a wide range of complex transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder relations, recapitalizations, demergers, leveraged buyouts and defenses against unsolicited takeover attempts, strategic advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions. You will play an important role on a team that delivers high quality advice to our clients, encouraging you to go beyond the numbers and think creatively. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience within the investment banking industry as an Analyst and Associate, or an MBA, with a proven track record working on executed deals across M&A and various industry sectors
Commercial instinct and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines
Comfortable reading and interpreting financial statements
Extraordinarily high level of motivation and commitment to working hard
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA, CA and/or CFA designation would be an asset
Series licensing or must obtain