Investment Banking - Executive Director - EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (London)
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Executive Director in the EMEA M&A team focusing on infrastructure investments. Responsible for originating and executing complex sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions across public and private deals, serving as primary client lead, guiding strategy, process, and negotiations, and coordinating with Funds Coverage, sector, and product teams. Leads from an M&A perspective within the London-based EMEA Infrastructure M&A group, overseeing diligence, Q&A, management presentations, and negotiations, mentoring junior bankers, and managing risk across the transaction lifecycle. Requires 9+ years in investment banking M&A, strong valuation, modelling, client-facing communication, and leadership capabilities, with familiarity in the infrastructure sector and experience across multiple deal types (sell-side mandates, corporate carve-outs, secondary transactions). Bloomberg experience and advanced MS Office skills are preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Significant relevant experience (min 9 years) in investment banking M&A with a demonstrable track record of leading transactions
- Strong M&A skillset with the ability to source and run complex processes and manage multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines
- Experience in negotiations of transactions including relevant legal documentation
- Outstanding financial analysis and modelling capability; experience defining and overseeing valuation workstreams
- Self-directed, highly motivated with strong project management and attention to detail; ability to deliver consistently under pressure
- A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and experience developing junior talent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong client-facing presence
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Bloomberg experience preferred
- Infrastructure sector familiarity is beneficial but not a pre-requisite but In-depth understanding of investment banking products and experience dealing with financial investor clients is preferable
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