Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions; Global Investment Banking

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CIBC Capital Markets provides corporate, government, and institutional clients with innovative solutions to help them raise capital, and grow and invest actively throughout North America, Latin America, and key financial centres around the world. Our mission is to bring Canadian Capital Markets products to Canada and the rest of the world, and also bring the world to Canada. CIBC Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions group of professionals are dedicated specifically to advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, hostile takeovers, buyouts, takeover defense and restructurings.

There is an extensive amount of interaction with other groups within the firm in order to provide clients with customized financing and advisory solutions. You will be expected to provide a broad range of analytical, research and presentation preparation support to all the professionals within the group as well as mentoring the group’s analysts. As part of the M&A group, you will gain exposure to working with individuals from various groups across the firm.

A team approach to executing coverage and financing assignments is designed to provide progressive, on-the-job training. The role of an Associate within CIBC’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Investment Banking group is challenging and fast-paced. It requires dedication, a passion for excellence, and an exceptional work ethic. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.

To successfully perform the work, you’ll be on-site full-time. The expected annualized base salary for this role is $135,000. The base salary is determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, as well as geographic location and specific business needs. Our compensation philosophy supports ongoing growth and development, enabling progression within the salary range as team members advance in their roles.

In addition to base pay, compensation for this role includes participation in an annual discretionary incentive or bonus program. We are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation opportunities for all employees and we encourage open conversations about compensation throughout the recruitment process.

• Client Proposals
  - Assist in analyzing and developing proposals to clients and potential clients for mergers, asset or company divestitures or acquisitions, and other financial products and advisory services
• Transaction Execution – Take a lead and active role in day-to-day transaction execution across sell-side, buy-side, fairness opinions, and other strategic assignments
• Financial Modeling
  - Develop and audit sophisticated financial models
• Collaboration
  - Participate in cross-functional teams and liaise with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
• Research
  - Prepare industry and financial analysis to determine client recommendations
• Analysis
  - Lead industry comparables and precedent transaction analyses
• Due Diligence
  - Assist in company due diligence investigations
• Marketing Materials
  - Prepare confidential offering memoranda and other marketing materials
• Relationship Building – Take advantage of in-depth technical and industry knowledge, as well as the geopolitical environment to…