Trainee M&A Advisory – Corporate Finance

Job description

Location: Zurich, GenevaWork Pattern Percentage: 80-100%Join us in helping clients to unlock their full value creation potential during their most challenging transactions!Our Financial Advisory Team offers our clients advice on mergers & acquisitions, transactions, company valuations and restructuring. We are currently looking for a trainee to join the Corporate Finance Advisory team in Zurich or Geneva for 6 months.By joining our team you can actively support clients on identifying, analysing and executing buy and sell side M&A transactions. Your work will impact the pricing, strategy and successful completion of M&A transactions.How you can make an impact

• From the very start, you will be involved in the full Corporate Finance Advisory cycle: through performing market research, database analysis, valuations, buyer search, preparing pitches and information memoranda through to executing M&A transactions
• You can actively contribute to drafting client deliverables (Powerpoint and Excel) with increasing responsibility, and work directly with clients
• You will receive training and gain deep experience in the core skills of M&A industry through working in an established team on both internal and client facing projects
• You will contribute to the dynamic work environment with professional and like-minded colleagues

Who we are looking for

• You are a team player, motivated to learn and work in a demanding and rewarding work environment with a strong and genuine interest in how M&A creates value for shareholders and opportunities for companies
• Previous internships (and/or work experience) in M&A, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Finance, etc. are highly appreciated
• Enjoy solving and analysing complex problems with excellent numerical and analytical skills, and good knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Working towards or completed a Masters degree in economics, finance and/or accounting with strong understanding and academic or professional experience of business valuation techniques, would be a strong advantage
• English & German are mandatory. Any additional languages, especially French, would be a strong advantage

Your teamOur Financial Advisory team gives advice to buyers and sellers ranging from small and medium sized enterprises, to large multinational corporations and private equity firms in their evaluation of potential transactions. We look forward to having you as part of our team! We offer an opportunity to learn something new every day in a supportive, low-hierarchy and highly collaborative environment.We are a 20+ team of professionals from various countries helping to add real value to our clients. The office language is predominantly English and we appreciate diversity in all its forms. We will help you grow as a professional via training, coaching and many other continuous development opportunities.