Investment Banking – Private Capital Advisory – Associate

Location: New York

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Associate to join our North American Private Capital Advisory team within M&A and the global Private Capital Advisory & Solutions team. The team advises corporates, sponsors, and privately held businesses on minority investments, joint ventures, and other non-control private capital transactions. These transactions support strategic and financial objectives such as acquisitions, capital investment, growth, monetization, and balance sheet optimization.

Working across sectors and alongside industry coverage and product teams, we originate, structure, and execute tailored transactions, including common equity, preferred equity, structured minority investments, and joint ventures. The role is well suited to candidates with experience in structured equity, project finance, infrastructure finance, structured finance, M&A, private equity, or related investing and advisory roles.

Job Responsibilities Work with senior bankers and industry teams to originate, structure, and execute minority investments, joint ventures, and other private capital transactions

Develop financial models and analyses to evaluate transaction structures, cash flows, investor returns, and client outcomes

Assess how key structural terms, including IRR caps, distributions, leverage, tenor, call rights, and downside protections, affect risk and return

Support the development and negotiation of transaction terms, including economic, governance, and investor protection provisions

Prepare client presentations, transaction marketing materials, financial analyses, process materials, and term sheets

Evaluate potential capital partners and support investor outreach across private equity, infrastructure funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, credit investors, and other institutional investors

Analyze and compare investor proposals, including return requirements, funding commitments, governance rights, and other material terms

Coordinate transaction execution from preparation and launch through diligence, negotiation, and signing

Work with clients, investors, lawyers, accountants, and other advisors throughout the transaction process

Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clients and take ownership of key transaction work streams

Support client and investor discussions by clearly explaining financial, structural, and commercial trade-offs Manage multiple live transactions and business development assignments in a fast-paced environment

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members

Required Qualifications , Capabilities, and Skills4 to 6 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing, or a related financial advisory or investing role Experience in structed equity, project finance, infrastructure finance, structured finance, M&A, or complex principal investing is preferred

Strong financial modeling and quantitative analysis skills, including experience analyzing long-dated or asset-level cash flows

Solid understanding of corporate finance, capital structures, cash flow allocation, risk allocation, and investor returns

Experience evaluating or negotiating transaction terms, financing structures, investment proposals, or transaction documentation

Ability to understand how changes in commercial and structural assumptions affect risk and returns

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing client presentations and transaction materials

Ability to communicate complex financial and structural concepts clearly and concisely

Strong attention to detail, judgment, and organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple work streams and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines

Proactive and collaborative…