Investment Banking – Vice President, France M&A – Paris

This position sits within J.P. Morgan’s leading Investment Banking M&A team, based in Paris. This is a new and exciting opportunity to further grow a new business vertical in France focused on mid-cap deals (around €250mm to €2bn enterprise value) in close partnership with country, industry, and other product teams, in particular with the local Investment Banking and Global Corporate Banking teams.

As a Vice President on the France M&A team, you will partner with colleagues in industry and product teams to originate and execute the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions including public takeovers, private buy-side and sell-side transactions and corporate carve-outs.

Job responsibilities

• Act as the primary day-to-day client point of contact and lead banker on deals
• Review and coordinate the analytic work of junior bankers to advance the marketing/execution process
• Train junior bankers to enhance their skills and performance
• Refine marketing and execution materials for maximum client impact
• Oversee the creation of financial projection models.
• Identify and manage all risks in a given deal
• Liaise with other internal and external parties on transactions (e.g., lawyers, accountants, counterparties)
• Lead client negotiations, Q&A processes, and management interviews

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Fluency in French
• Relevant M&A Investment Banking experience and knowledge of France market
• Outstanding financial analysis and modelling skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Solid communication and project management skills
• In-depth understanding of investment banking products
• Experience dealing with clients and other transactional
• Proficient in MS office applications and experience of Bloomberg and Factset

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

J.P. Morgan’s Global Banking business is one of the largest wholesale banking client franchises in the world. We serve clients, including corporations, governments, states, municipalities, healthcare organizations, education institutions, banks and investors.

Global Investment Banking supports a broad range of corporations, institutions and governments by providing strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise.

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