Associate, Mergers

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Our Corporate Finance Service Line acts as the investment banking arm of Kroll. They focus on providing merger and acquisition (M&A), transaction opinion, and restructuring advisory services. Hundreds of public corporations, financial sponsors, family-owned businesses and other middle-market and growth companies have met their strategic goals through Kroll’s managed sell-side, acquisition or carve-out advisory transaction. Our team has particular expertise in situations absent of a market-clearing mechanism, where advisor independence is paramount, and where scrutiny is elevated.

We are looking for an Associate to join our Corporate Finance-M&A team.

**Responsibilities**:
The concerned associate will act as an M&A specialist, working as a part of our Global Corporate Finance-M&A team on a variety of engagements. Individuals will be assigned a wide variety of projects and given as much responsibility as their experience and capabilities permit.
- Work directly with global colleagues throughout all phases of deal life cycle execution
- Perform company, industry, market/competitor research, followed by professional presentation in PowerPoint/Word
- Work directly with the local manager/global colleagues and support engagement team on key specialized tasks such as M&A buyer searches, key facts research, market/industry/economic overview research and analysis, comparable company analysis/comparable transaction analysis, buyer & target screening, etc. in both normal and high-pressure situations
- Prepare financial models and provide analytical support for M&A. Knowledge of working with DCF/LBO models is a must
- Draft situation analyses, pitch materials, information memoranda and management presentations in support of M&A assignments
- Work on short and long form newsletters and periodicals, ensuring timely delivery for release
- Ensure high quality of client deliverables by having strong attention to detail and self - review
- Ensure completion of project in a timely manner
- Assistance in maintaining the data room and coordinating management meetings

**Requirements**:

- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Management (with a concentration in Accounting, Economics or Finance) from an accredited university or college
- 3 to 4 years of relevant experience in working on M&A deals
- Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple engagements and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment
- A critical thinker who can quickly evaluate and analyze companies and financial information
- An independent player who can take onus upon themselves and strive to work to betterment
- Knowledge of data sources like Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, Mergermarket, Factset is an add-on
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, as well as strong writing and communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Comfortable with formatting in PowerPoint
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively with senior professionals in an engagement team
- Flexibility to work on different assignments spanning different service lines and sectors
- Demonstrated leadership experience and strong personal integrity
- Ability to master new tasks quickly
- Demonstrated commitment to obtaining outstanding results
- Ability and willingness to work long hours and on some weekends

Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.

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