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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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Head of Infrastructure/Infrastructure Manager - Banking - £90K Empiric GBP85000 - GBP90000 per annum + bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Head of Infrastructure/Infrastructure Manager - Investment Banking - £85-90K + bonus Permanent - London

Senior PMO Analyst- Corporate Actions /Treasury -London £550p/d Empiric GBP450 - GBP550 per day UK-London 21 May 13

Senior PMO Analyst- Corporate Actions /Treasury - London - £550 p/d 6 month contract (Initially)

Dataminer Analyst - Email Surveillance Harvey Nash plc GBP550 per day UK-London 21 May 13

Dataminder/ Orchestia/ Investment Banking An opportunity to join a large investment bank as a Dataminder

Senior Java Developer, Pricing, Risk, Front Office, London Cititec Associates Limited GBP65000 - GBP85000 per annum UK-London 21 May 13

The Senior Java Developer will be designing and developing the pricing and risk modules which will work across...

FIG analyst - UK & Nordics Morgan McKinley Negotiable UK-London 21 May 13

My client, an award winning Investment Bank is seeking a UK and Nordic FIG analyst to support the existing tea...

Executive Assistant to the Group Chief Executive of a FTSE business Greenwich Partners Base guide £70,000 - £90,000 UK-London 21 May 13

An outstanding opportunity for a strategy professional, investment banker, strategy manager or private equity ...

Lead Solution Architect Harvey Nash plc GBP600 - GBP700 per day UK-London 21 May 13

Lead Solution Architect

Investment Associate required for established private equity house Dartmouth Partners Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is an established private equity house with a broad sector focus and certainty of funds. It is se...

Associate - Healthcare - Corporate Finance / M&A Dartmouth Partners Competitive base + bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is one of the best reputed advisory houses in London with a global presence. 2012 was positive year...

Analyst/Associate M&A (Bulge Bracket) Dartmouth Partners Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is a bulge bracket, generalist M&A team with a stable team and distinguished track record. They are...

Analyst - FIG Solutions Dartmouth Partners Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is the FIG solutions team (IBD) within a bulge bracket investment bank. They are currently looking ...

Director, Secondaries/ Private Equity Advisory, Blue Chip Advisory Firm Greenwich Partners Exceptional base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Superb opportunity to join this leading firm focused on secondaries advisory. Its a great role for a Director ...

Director, Group Corporate Development, Financial Services Greenwich Partners Base guide £100-£110,000 with great bonu... UK-London 21 May 13

A superb opportunity for a VP/ Director level investment banker, private equity or corporate development profe...

Director, Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking (Senior Engagement Manager/ Principal level) Greenwich Partners Excellent six figure base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

''Senior'' Director level opportunity suitable for a tier one strategy consulting professional from a consulti...

Compliance Assurance Manager / Investment Banking & Markets Altus Search £75,000 to £95,000 UK-London 21 May 13

Compliance Assurance Manager / Investment Banking & Markets

Corporate Strategy Manager, VC backed Healthcare Business Greenwich Partners Base guide £80,000 - £100,000 UK-London 21 May 13

Exciting corporate strategy and business development management opportunity with this venture capital backed h...

Associate, M&A - Energy & Renewables Marks Sattin GBP60000 - GBP70000 per annum + bens + b... UK-London 21 May 13

Boutique investment bank, with a pan-European focus, is looking for a First or Second year Associate with a st...

Equity Telecom Research Analyst City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

Rapidly expanding Equity research desk with a leading global investment bank is keen to recruit an experienced...

Senior Analyst - Distressed Debt - Italian speaking Marks Sattin GBP60000 - GBP70000 per annum + bens UK-London 21 May 13

A European focused Distressed Debt Fund is actively seeking a fluent Italian speaking senior analyst for a new...

Associate, Leveraged Finance and Principal Investments, Investment Banking Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Superb opportunity to join this leading investment bank within their leveraged finance team. The team can make...

Associate, Group Corporate Development and Internal M&A, International Financial Services Group Greenwich Partners Excellent base UK-London 21 May 13

Superb opportunity to join this world class financial services team within internal M&A

Associate, Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking Greenwich Partners Base to £65,000 with bonus UK-London 21 May 13

An exceptional opportunity to join this tier one firm as an associate, corporate strategy.

Senior Analyst - Buy Side - Distressed Debt - UK Market Marks Sattin GBP55000 - GBP65000 per annum + bens + b... UK-London 21 May 13

Newly created role working for a European fund manager focused on distressed debt. Keen to speak to people fro...

Investment Manager, Successful Renewables and Infrastructure Fund, UK - 3741 /9F Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

Our client has a great track record of launching innovative funds and has ambitious plans for the future. This...

Fund Placement Associate Goodman Masson Excellent + Bonus UK-London 21 May 13

A newly created and growing placement agent is currently looking to hire two associates, one to focus on infra...

Fund Placement Analyst Goodman Masson Excellent UK-London 21 May 13

A newly created and growing placement agent is currently looking to hire an analyst.

Infrastructure Fund Analyst Goodman Masson Excellent + Bonus UK-London 21 May 13

One of the leading alternative asset managers and investors are currently looking to hire an Analyst within th...

M&A Analyst - Oil & Gas/Mining Goodman Masson Excellent + Bonus UK-London 21 May 13

An established corporate finance boutique has recently entered a significant growth phase and as such is looki...

Secondary Advisory Analyst Goodman Masson Excellent + Bonus UK-London 21 May 13

The Secondary Advisory Team - part of the Private Funds Group - at one of the elite investment banking boutiqu...

Private Funds Advisory Analyst (Fund Raising) - M&A profile required Goodman Masson Excellent + Bonus UK-London 21 May 13

One of the leading and most prestigious Investment Banks is currently looking to hire an Analyst within their ...

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