Investment Banking - MENA M&A - Analyst / Associate – Dubai

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly motivated to work in a dynamic team and to contribute to our Investment Banking business.

Our Investment Banking MENA M&A team is market leading in a high growth business, providing significant, high profile deal execution experience. The team works with a broad range of clients, including corporations, institutions and governments, to provide comprehensive strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise. In-depth, industry-specific expertise and regional market acumen enable us to serve the evolving needs of clients around the world. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term relationships by taking a holistic and forward-looking view on our relationships, and identifying ways to help clients achieve their most important business objectives.

As an M&A Analyst / Associate within our dynamic MENA M&A team, you will play a crucial role in the origination and execution of public and private mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures across all industry sectors. Collaborating with other team members and colleagues from various industry, country, and product teams in other regions/countries, you will gain hands-on experience, continuous mentoring, feedback, and numerous opportunities for professional development.

We are looking for Analyst / Associate across different levels.

Job Responsibilities

• Support execution, marketing and coverage work across industries
• Conduct research and analyse market data and companies
• Support preparation of client presentations
• Perform valuation analyses (e.g. based on multiples, DCF, LBO, etc.)
• Build detailed and complex financial models
• Execute transactions from pitch to close (e.g. public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures across all industry sectors)
• Partner with equity, debt and markets groups covering the region
• Manage marketing materials and league tables
• Oversee M&A database covering regulatory requirements from different jurisdictions as well as market trends and themes
  
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Relevant full-time Investment Banking, M&A or Corporate Finance experience
• Proven financial modelling, valuation and analytical skills
• High level of attention to detail across deliverables
• Knowledge about the transaction cycle of M&A assignments
• Demonstrate commitment to a strong teamwork environment
• Being adaptable, flexible and resilient; ability to work self-directed and independently and to multitask on numerous assignments
• Proficiency in MS office applications and relevant knowledge of customary investment banking databases (FactSet, Bloomberg, etc.)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• MENA experience and Arabic language skills
  
  

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.