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Investment Banking / M & A


This section contains all our M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and investment banking jobs. The term 'investment banking' means different things to different people. At its most broad it means all areas of an investment bank - from sales and trading, to capital markets, to corporate finance and M&A, risk, compliance and operations. Alternatively, it can be interpreted as both capital markets and M&A. Here, we are defining job listings fairly narrowly: as M&A, but with an eye to the financing and infrastructure required to make an M&A deal happen.

As the name suggests, a job in M&A requires advising client companies on mergers (where two companies join up as equals) and acquisitions (where one firm takes over part or all of another).

Various different kinds of organisations are involved in the M&A market. The biggest investment banks typically advise and facilitate M&A deals worth $100m plus. Smaller deals are typically dealt with by advisory boutiques or by the Big Four (and other) accounting firms.

There's a relatively straight route up the ladder for a career in M&A. You start out in an investment analyst job for three years, move up to associate (again for three years), then become vice president, director and managing director - although the job titles may vary depending upon the bank you work for. Most M&A careers focus on a particular sector, eg, consumer, financials, oil and gas, technology, media and telecommunications.

Senior M&A bankers spend their time cultivating relationships with potential clients and originating business. Traditionally, M&A has been about advising clients on potential target companies and the dynamics of an M&A deal. Increasingly, however, senior deal originators in investment banks are 'relationship' professionals who advise clients on the broad range of products offered by their employer and on the financing required for a deal - and not just the deal itself.

At a junior analyst level, M&A is about spreadsheets, marketing documents and financial models. Junior M&A bankers rarely attend client meetings. Instead, they spend their time evaluating the financial information of target companies and putting together pitchbooks. These are marketing documents that banks use to sell themselves and outline their ideas for which companies a client should be buying or which it should be selling to.

While analysts are at the bottom of the hierarchy of M&A roles, the associates above them also rank fairly low. The key difference is that M&A associates have slightly more responsibility for transactions and projects. They also get junior analysts to do some of the work for them.

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Compliance / Risk Management Executive Guotai Junan (Hong Kong) Limited Competitive Hong Kong SAR 21 May 13

Compliance / Risk Management Executive - Corporate Finance Department

Project Manager of Investment Banking China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited competitive China-Beijing 21 May 13

China Minsheng Banking is looking for talents for Project Manager of Investment Banking with mini 6 years fin...

Analyst / Associate China eCapital Corporation Base salary+Bonus China-Beijing 21 May 13

Analyst, Associate, IBD, Financial Advisor, M&A, TMT, Healthcare, Consumer & Retail Big 4 will is a plus.

Investment VP -Healthcare China eCapital Corporation competitve China-Beijing 21 May 13

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Device, Hospital, IBD, Financial Advisor

Treasury Marketing Manager, native Putonghua speaker Global Associates Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 21 May 13

3 years in debt structuring

Vice President – Private Equity Investments (Telecoms, Media & Technology) (Consumer) ALS Recruit - EA Licence No. 07C5776 Attractive Singapore 21 May 13

Our client is a global investment house.

Associate, M&A ALS Recruit - EA Licence No. 07C5776 Attractive Singapore 21 May 13

Our client is a leading investment bank with a strong M&A franchise. Reputed for providing robust, objective r...

Account Executive - QLD Commonwealth Bank Competitive Australia-Brisbane 20 May 13

Work with and assist the Head of Transactional Banking with the day to day operations management of the QLD Ac...

VP - Consumer - Top Tier Growth Private Equity - Hong Kong / Shanghai, Asia Selby Jennings Market Competitive + Bonus + Salary China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Our client, a well respected Growth Private Equity firm with deep roots in the China markets is looking to add...

Assistant Vice President/Manager, Syndicated Finance i-Contact Attractive Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

A major PRC commercial bank with new establishment in Hong Kong, is recruiting a Syndicated Finance executive ...

Assistant Manager, Risk Management (Operations & Control) i-Contact Attractive Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

A leading PRC investment banking is looking for a seasoned Assistant Manager, Operational Risk Management and ...

Executive Director Talent 2 China 1000K China-Shanghai 20 May 13

The team implements software for our global electronic trading platforms, we provide core libraries and develo...

Oil & Gas Beijing - In house M&A - Director Not Disclosed Top Level Comp China-Beijing 20 May 13

Leading International Energy Holding.

Company Secretarial Manager - Energy Finance Spencer Ogden Top salary Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

Please email us today if you are interested in our opportunity to join leading International Energy firm as a ...

Senior Bond /Fixed Income Sales, Hong Kong, China within the DCM Team Spencer Ogden Competitive Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

A well-established security firm is looking to add Senior/Director bond sales to their DCM team specialist tea...

M&A Oil & Gas – Director to Senior Associate Level - HKG/ Singapore Spencer Ogden Competitive Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

Our clients 2 top Investment firms have the focus to add to their Oil & Gas team, director to senior associate...

ALM Business Analyst - 12 month contract FiveTen SGD110000 - SGD130000 per annum Singapore 20 May 13

You will play an integral role, being at the forefront of supporting the strategy and aspirations of the busin...

M&A banker (IBD, Beijing) UBS Securities Market Competitive China-Beijing 20 May 13

Experienced M&A banker for UBSS IBD

Senior Strategy Manager - General Insurance Hays Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

Driving Strategic Projects

Senior Associate - M&A Hays Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

Providing Corporate Finance Expertise

Investment Banking Analyst Morgan McKinley Negotiable China-Beijing 20 May 13

Our client, a global investment bank, is looking to add an analyst to their M&A team in Beijing.

Project Finance Manager Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Limited Competitive Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

A fast growing financial company with strong presence in China. To cope with the growing financial leasing bus...

AVP, Regional Business Management WMRC (License no. 06C4870) Competitive remuneration plus benefits Singapore 20 May 13

This role consists of handling directly and actively contributing to the team's scope of duties for a portfoli...

Head of Research VietCapital Securities Competitive Vietnam 20 May 13

- The Head of Research will provide leadership and overall strategy for Viet Capital Securities Research Depar...

Investment Manager, Private Equity & Strategic Investments Ping An of China Asset Management (HK) Co Ltd Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

Screening, evaluation and execution of direct overseas private equity investments. In-house strategic advisory...

Senior Manager - Fund Raising and Marketing Michael Page Attractive Package China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Entrepreneurial opportunity; outstanding exposure to funds industry in China

Director - Real Estate Advisory Ernst & Young Competitive Australia-Brisbane 20 May 13

See job description for details

M&A Banker Industrial Securities Highly Competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industrial Securities is looking for candidates with over 3 years of work experience of cross-border M&A tra...

Director- OTC Industrial Securities High competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industrial Securities is looking for candidates with over 3 years' OTC work experience in international renown...

Product Manager Industrial Securities competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industry Securities is looking for Product Manager with 3+ years' experience in product design related and pro...

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