Job Description
Within Investment Banking, our M&A 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.
We are recruiting for a Senior Associate / Vice President level position in the EMEA M&A team with primary responsibility for M&A business in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region who will be based in Dubai.
In this role, you will have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across different M&A transactions.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the origination and execution of M&A transactions in MENA, including:
- Client coverage of priority accounts from an M&A perspective in partnership with client executive bankers
- Target deal origination analysis and strategy
- Oversight of the preparation and delivery of M&A pitches and RfP responses
- Day-to-day execution project leadership of M&A transactions
- Management of transaction deal teams
- Management of engagements process and liaison with internal support functions (legal, compliance, conflicts etc.)
- Support for the management of the bank's MENA franchise, including:
- Deal pipeline and business strategy for the region including liaison with the EMEA M&A business management team
- Interacting with other M&A specialist areas (sell-side, defence, activism, EPP teams etc.)
- Partnership with equity, debt and markets groups covering the region
- Management of marketing materials and Dealogic league tables
- M&A database oversight covering regulatory requirements from different jurisdictions as well as market trends and themes
- Recruitment, mentoring and training analysts and associates from the region
Skills & Experience:
- Relevant M&A experience in the MENA region
- Self-starter with the ability to confidently be the point person on a deal for clients, interacting and advising them on M&A process matters
- Experience developing strong relationships and working across different products
- Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
- Communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals, client, advisors and key stakeholders in other lines of business
- Team player able to build bridges and has the ability to connect with people
- Experience in overseeing and training junior bankers
- Arabic language skills would be beneficial, but not required
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.
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J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
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