Investment Banking Experienced Analyst

About This Role

An Investment Banking Experienced Analyst at Paralign Capital Partners supports client-partners and projects by providing key strategy input and overseeing process execution. This role is for a highly curious, self-motivated, and collegial leader seeking to help build an entrepreneurial, growing enterprise within a merchant bank specializing in complex financial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and explain historical and projected client financial information
• Conduct due diligence, modeling, and general process execution across a wide variety of transaction types (Employee Stock Ownership Plans ("ESOPs"), sellside M&A, buyside M&A, debt and equity capital market transactions, among others)
• Perform and review in-depth valuations of companies utilizing multiple financial methodologies
• Work in a fast-paced environment with frequently competing demands on your time while meeting project deadlines
• Report to, and work with, Paralign's Associates and Directors, as well as other members of the organization
• Prepare and review board presentations, confidential information presentations, confidential teasers, management presentations, among other presentations to support process execution
• Prepare and review complex cash flow modeling incorporating leverage transactions, ESOPs, and multiple corporate and shareholder tax strategies
• Support senior members of the team with their business development efforts
• Establish and maintain relationships with senior management level client representatives as part of the project execution process
• Assist senior team members in the establishment and maintenance of other relationships with clients and prospective clients, their advisors, capital providers, and other stakeholders
• Utilize an entrepreneurial mindset to drive successful outcomes for Paralign and our client-partners
• Perform other functions and duties as required to pursue the firm's growth

Requirements

• Deep commitment to Paralign's vision, values, and unique positioning in the marketplace
• Ability to think critically through complex structures and develop novel ideas regarding financial analyses and presentations
• Desire to build a leading financial services platform and, in the process, build a differentiated and attractive financial services career
• Strong ties to the community of Minneapolis-St. Paul and a willingness to be physically located at our office in the North Loop
• Superb communication skills, with a focus on project management, summarizing financial analyses, and client management
• Ability to travel as needed
• Desire and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work hard with a positive attitude while maintaining high standards of performance and a great attention to detail in all facets of work