Associate / Senior Associate, M&A advisory team

Established in 1999 and having offices in Riga and Moscow, BIC Securities (www.bicsecurities.ru) is one of the leading independent M&A advisory firms active in Russia, the Baltics and selected CIS countries with a solid track-record of executed M&A transactions.

Presently we are looking for Associate or Senior Associate to join our M&A advisory team in Moscow.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

-  Support senior deal team members in origination activities, including the following key tasks:

-          monitoring new opportunities, preparation of marketing materials (pitches, presentations etc.);

-          perform financial analysis of the companies, market and industry researches;

-          participation in marketing activities, incl. contacts with targets, meetings, etc.

-  Perform day-to-day execution activities on existing M&A mandates, as required, incl. interacting with the deal team members (senior colleagues, client representatives, other advisors), including the following key tasks:

-          perform necessary financial analysis of the targets, including market and industry aspects;

-          Perform complex valuation analysis including DCF, CCA and CTA approaches;

-          Preparation of high-quality marketing documents (teasers, IMs, etc.);

QUALIFICATIONS and BACKGROUND REQUIRED:

-  Bachelor degree in finance or economics from a leading university;

-  Not less than 3 years of experience in M&A role at an investment bank / corporate finance advisory firm / private equity fund or 4+ years of experience at leading audit firm in M&A valuation/financial advisory/DD role;

-  Experience in healthcare sector is a plus;

-  Decent financial modelling skills;

-  Strong analytical, communication and time management skills;

-  Ability to work in challenging environment and to meet the set deadlines;

-  Fluent English;

-  CFA is a plus.

BIC Securities can offer the new team member:

-  Career development in corporate finance (primarily M&A advisory);

-  Competitive remuneration package;

-  Exposure to large Russian M&A market including cross-border transactions;

-  Working side-by-side with the international team of experienced M&A advisory professionals;

-  Friendly team environment

CV and motivation letters are considered in English only.