Investment Banking Associate- San Francisco

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Position Details

Launched in June 2006, Perella Weinberg Partners is a financial services firm focused on providing independent corporate advisory and investment management services to clients around the world.  To date, the firm consists of over 260 professionals (including 41 partners) in offices in New York, London, San Francisco and Austin.

The Corporate Advisory practice of Perella Weinberg Partners structures and executes a full range of M&A and restructuring advisory assignments.  Perella Weinberg Partners’ clients include international corporations, widely recognized hedge funds and private equity institutions, and sovereign wealth funds.

Perella Weinberg Partners is committed to providing its clients with objective, conflict-free advice.  Our Partners’ collective experience includes strategic assignments in virtually every industry and region of the world.

Selected Perella Weinberg Partners’ Partners include:
Joseph R. Perella – Formerly Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley
Peter A. Weinberg – Formerly CEO of Goldman Sachs International
Tarek ‘Terry’ Abdel-Meguid – Formerly Global Head of Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley
Andrew Bednar – Formerly U.S. Head of M&A at Bank of America
William Kourakos – Formerly Global Head of Leveraged Finance at Morgan Stanley
Michael Kramer – Founder of Kramer Capital and Formerly Head of Financial Restructuring at Greenhill
Amr Nossier – Formerly Head of Middle East Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley
Paulo Pereira – Formerly Head of European M&A at Morgan Stanley
Philip Yates – Formerly Global Co-Head of M&A at Merrill Lynch
Scott Bruckner – Formerly Head of European Technology at Morgan Stanley

Advisory Council includes:
Philippe Citerne – Member of the Advisory Council of Perella Weinberg Partners and Formerly Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale
Ibrahim Dabdoub - Member of the Advisory Council of Perella Weinberg Partners and CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait
William H. Donaldson – Chairman of the Advisory Council of Perella Weinberg Partners and Formerly Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
William Hambrecht – Member of the Advisory Council of Perella Weinberg Partners and co-founder of Hambrecht & Quist and WR Hambrecht & Co.
Walter Isaacson – Member of the Advisory Council of Perella Weinberg Partners and President and CEO of the Aspen Institute


Associate Job Description
The Corporate Advisory practice of Perella Weinberg Partners is actively seeking a talented, ambitious and accomplished individual who is attracted to the proposition of joining a private, entrepreneurial firm that embraces a partnership culture.
Perella Weinberg Partners is seeking an Associate for its Corporate Advisory business in San Francisco.  Candidates should demonstrate a history of top professional and academic performance, a strong aptitude for financial analysis and a desire to work in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) space.
Associates work closely with Partners and professionals of the Firm to develop client relationships and execute a full range of strategic transactions.
The Associate experience at Perella Weinberg Partners is differentiated through its high-level interaction with some of the industry’s most respected and accomplished professionals.  The Firm operates with leanly staffed deal teams, providing Associates with the opportunity to have extensive exposure to our Partners as well as with our clients and their senior management teams. 

Key Points of Differentiation
An entrepreneurial, nimble and diverse culture
Direct apprenticeship under some of the most recognized and accomplished Wall Street professionals
Partners with an average of over 20 years of experience on Wall Street
Top-performing professionals recruited from top-tier bulge-bracket Wall Street firms
A culture of partnership that extends beyond the Partners
Deal-rich experience and an opportunity to work on ground-breaking transactions
Long-term career opportunity
 
San Francisco, California
Market Rate
Full Time
N/A
Not Specified

Position Requirements

-          Previous Investment Banking experience required

-          Telecom, Media & Technology experience preferred

-          Experience with complex financial models, including comparable public company, precedent transaction and discounted cash flow using Microsoft Excel, CapIQ and FactSet

-          Experience must include performing due diligence, SEC disclosures/documentation, business valuation, divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and pro forma merger analysis; preparation and review of presentations to third parties

-          Excellent verbal and written communication skills

-          Proven ability to establish and maintain the respect and trust of clients

-          Managing and training Analysts
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