In this section, you'll find listings for all of our M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and investment banking jobs. The phrase "investment banking" can mean different things, depending on who is using it. Broadly, it can mean all departments of an investment bank, from sales and trading to corporate finance and M&A, to capital markets, risk, compliance and operations. It can also mean both capital markets and M&A. On eFinancialCareers, we define job listings pretty narrowly as M&A, but relevant to the financing and infrastructure which are necessary to execute an M&A deal.
As the very name implies, a job in M&A involves advising client companies on mergers (where two companies join business and emerge as one) and acquisitions (where one firm purchases part or all of another).
A number of different organizations take part in the M&A market. The largest investment banks normally advise on and facilitate M&A deals worth $100 million or more. Smaller deals are more often handled by advisory boutiques or by the Big Four (or other) accounting firms.
Careers in M&A are fairly straightforward. You begin with a standard investment analyst job for three years, then move up to associate for three years, then move on to become vice president, director and managing director, though the job titles can vary depending on which bank you've built your career in. Most M&A careers have a focus on an individual sector, such as consumer, financials, oil and gas, technology, media and telecommunications.
Senior M&A bankers tend to spend more time building relationships with potential clients and winning new business. Historically, M&A has required mainly advising clients on possible target companies and the dynamics of an M&A deal. These days, senior deal originators in investment banks are more often relationship builders who advise clients on many of the large range of products offered by their employer along with the financing needed for a deal, not just the deal itself.
Junior analyst jobs in M&A revolve around spreadsheets, marketing documents and financial models. Junior M&A bankers seldom go to client meetings. Instead, they are responsible for evaluating the financial information of target companies and composing pitch books. These are marketing documents that banks use to sell their products and outline details of which companies a client should be purchasing or which it should be selling to.
Though analysts are the lowest ranked of M&A positions, the associates above them are also fairly low down on the scale. The main difference is that M&A associates have slightly increased responsibility for transactions and projects. They can also delegate some work to junior analysts.
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| Senior Associate, Cleantech Investment Banking | Michael Page International Highly Competitive Base Salary & All in... | San Francisco, CA, 94105 | 23 May 12 |
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Our client is a highly established M&A Advisory Boutique specialising in Technology, Healthcare and Clean Tech...
| Investment Banking M&A Analyst | Cascade Advisors LLC Base plus bonus | San Francisco, CA | 23 May 12 |
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Leading Boutique Investment Bank looking for an Analyst and Associate. The firm specializes in merger and acqu...
| Vice President, Macquarie Capital | Macquarie Information not provided | Los Angeles, CA, 90001 | 21 May 12 |
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Vice President, Gaming in Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMET) practice
| Senior Java Developer – Market Data | LA | California | USA | | Selby Jennings Contract Negotiable | Los Angeles, CA, 90001 | 21 May 12 |
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Investment bank in California are looking to hire a Senior Java Developer in their Fixed Income Analytics team...
| M&A Associate - Los Angeles | GWR Search Group, LLC Competitive | Los Angeles, CA | 21 May 12 |
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Major investment bank is looking to add an Associate to their Los Angeles office.
| Private Equity Analyst | Michael Page International Competitive | Palo Alto, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A small but well known private equity firm in Palo Alto/San Francisco Bay Area seeks an Analyst to join their ...
| Managing Director - Technology Venture Capital | Michael Page International Competitive | Palo Alto, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A leading Silicon Valley based Technology Venture Capital / VC is looking to bring on Managing Directors to de...
| Investment Banking Analyst - M&A | Michael Page International Competitve | Los Angeles, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A global financial services firm is looking for a 2nd or 3rd year Analyst to going their FIG M&A team in Los A...
| Investor Relations Analyst | Michael Page International Highly competitive | San Francisco, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A Bay Area Private Equity firm seeks an Investor Relations Analyst.
| Investment Banking Analyst - M&A - Aerospace & Defense | Not Disclosed Competitive | Irvine, CA | 15 May 12 |
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Seeking Investment Banking Analyst with 1-2 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) to work at a b...
| Research Associate | Needham & Company, LLC Competitive | San Francisco, CA | 15 May 12 |
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Needham & Company, LLC, a full-service investment bank has an immediate opening in its San Francisco office fo...
| Restructuring - Ibanking | Not Disclosed base plus bonus | Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 | 30 Apr 12 |
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Boutique Investment Bank looking for investment banking analyst and associate level candidates with restructur...
| Investment Banking Vice President - SF Technology | Not Disclosed Competitive | San Francisco, CA | 20 Apr 12 |
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Top Bulge Bracket Investment Bank has needs for investment banking VP-1s for their SF-based Technology Group. ...
| Investment Banking VP - SF Technology M&A | Not Disclosed Competitive | San Francisco, CA | 20 Apr 12 |
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Top Bulge Bracket Investment Bank has a need for a Vice President for its San Francisco-based Tech M&A Group. ...
| Investment Banking - Technology, M&A, San Francisco | Not Disclosed Competitive | San Francisco, CA, 94101 | 27 Mar 12 |
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Leading investment bank is seeking Investment Banking Analysts, Associates and VPs who have relevant M&A exper...