Associate, Energy, Infrastructure Transition, Global Investment Banking

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The Energy, Infrastructure, & Transition (EIT) team provides investment banking services to existing and prospective clients in the power, utilities, renewables, infrastructure, midstream, upstream energy, and energy transition sectors. The team has a global coverage strategy across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. Our client‑centric approach incorporates M&A and other financial advisory services with full access to the debt, equity and loan capital markets.

The EIT team also delivers complex risk and hedging solutions to clients. The EIT team manages a market‑leading platform from our offices in New York, Houston, Toronto, Calgary, London, and Bogota.

• Assist in executing all facets of the group’s mandates
• Conduct industry research and analysis to assist in the identification and/or analysis of investment banking business opportunities
• Play a key role in the preparation of client proposals, pitches, and the execution of new and existing client mandates, including overseeing Analyst work
• Develop and audit sophisticated financial models
• Participate in cross‑functional teams and liaising with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
• Prepare industry and financial analysis to assist with the development of client recommendations
• Lead industry comparable value and transaction precedent analyses
• Assist in company due diligence processes
• Support senior investment banking colleagues and direct and train analyst teammates
• Use in‑depth technical and industry knowledge, as well as the geopolitical environment, to generate transaction ideas/opportunities that can be discussed with the relevant relationship manager and deal/coverage teams
• Grow internal and external networks by coordinating client‑focused and/or deal‑focused “brainstorming” sessions with relevant team members and product specialists; liaising with other units in preparing proposals; developing relationships and actively communicating with various clients; maintaining an internal network with product groups and other business groups; maintaining an external network with the market (key stakeholders, clients, prospects, etc.)
• Support CIBC’s “Culture of Care” through involvement in community activities
• Actively manage and mentor the Analysts that work with you and provide regular feedback to them

Associates on the EIT team will be expected to provide a broad range of analytical, research and presentation preparation support to all the professionals within their group and play a critical role in mentoring and training Analysts on the team. Typically, Associates are assigned to a variety of transactions and advisory projects, such as mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, equity and debt financings, and capital structure and strategic advisory projects, and must have strong prioritization and multi‑tasking capabilities.

You will also be expected to maintain an awareness of our clients, industry, regulatory issues, and relevant economic/political trends. Applying your strengths in quantitative analysis to create and direct complex financial analysis and models while extracting the “big picture” implications of such analysis will be critical to your success. The role of an Associate is challenging and fast‑paced. It requires dedication, passion for the industry and a very solid work ethic.

Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability. You are success‑oriented, extremely dedicated and motivated with high career aspirations. Must be capable of assuming high levels of responsibility within short time frames. Success to you is helping solve and execute on the complex…