M&a Associate

**GROUP BNP PARIBAS**

BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we have more than 5,000 employees within 13 business lines.

**BNP PARIBAS CIB**:
BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking provides large companies, multinationals and financial institutions with various solutions in the areas of advisory, financing, transactional banking, capital markets, settlement, clearing and custody of securities, asset and fund management services and solutions for corporate issuers. It has +600 professionals in Spain with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Coruña. The entity has an internartional network present in 56 countries.

**MISSION**:
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
As Associate your role will be central and will revolve around guaranteeing the proper execution of mandates, contributing to the origination effort and training junior resources. Specific responsibilities include:

- Contribute to the entire M&A process, from marketing through to execution;
- Ensure quality and timely preparation of all materials required for deal preparation;
- Ensure high quality standards and reliability of all materials;
- Assist on valuation / modelling workstreams;
- Assist on the marketing efforts carried out by the Consumer, Retail and Healthcare sector team;
- Think commercially about a client’s business and identify new business opportunities;
- Perform background industry and company research, synthesising information from diverse sources;
- Interact directly with clients and with other advisors (lawyers, co-advisors, etc) at an appropriate level;
- Build and maintain internal networks;
- Ensure that all regulatory and commercial training is completed on time and refreshed as required;
- Responsible for adherence to the Bank’s corporate policies, to its internal Compliance regulations as well as to appropriate external Regulators.

Significant execution experience and a multi-disciplinary approach (financial, legal, tax, accounting) will be essential to ensure top quality service to BNP Paribas clients.

**STUDIES**:
A degree from a leading university with an excellent academic record is mandatory.

**EXPERIENCE**:
At least 3 years of previous work experience in Mergers & Acquisitions in a top tier investment bank, boutique, or a Big Four;
Previous experience in Consumer or Healthcare M&A is no a prerequisite but will be positively considered;
Demonstrate an understanding of the M&A product including transaction structuring and analysis, valuation, fairness opinions, capital increases, IPOs, etc;
Modelling and valuation - knowledge of integrated financial statements models, comparable companies, comparable transactions, DCF, LBO models;
Assume responsibility towards client satisfaction and helps develop client relationships at his/her level;
Capacity to develop autonomously market awareness and general business culture;
Express his/her messages in an effective, organized way, appropriate to the audience being addressed;
IT literacy in Microsoft Office and experience in using investment banking databases (e.g. CapitalIQ, Bloomberg, MergerMarket, Factiva, etc);
Willing to assume greater or new responsibilities (on the job / within the team);
Demonstrate clear motivation to get things done and achieve results within the constraints defined;
Strong capacity to support and foster a culture of good conduct;
Consider the implications of his/her actions on colleagues, partners and clients before making decisions, and escalate issues to your manager when unsure;
Professional conduct in and outside office including working hours.

**LANGUAGES**:
Fluent in English and Spanish, another European language would be useful.

**BENEFITS**:
Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries;
Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity);
Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities;
Competitive compensation plan.

32 vacation days

**COMMITMENT**: