Investment Banking Associate, Natural Resources, Global Investment Banking, Australia

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
 

Our Business

Global Investment Banking focuses on building long-term relationships with large corporations, financial sponsors / infrastructure funds, as well as emerging disruptive growth companies. We have cultivated a ‘best in class’ reputation by providing strong advisory expertise and capitalizing on powerful M&A, equity and debt (including leverage finance) product expertise to deliver integrated financial solutions.  In Australia, BofA Securities consistently ranks as a leading M&A adviser.

The Infrastructure franchise provides strategic advisory and financing solutions across power, renewables, networks, transport and logistics to corporate clients and financial investors including infrastructure, pension and sovereign wealth funds. The team has been executing high profile transactions including advising AGL on the sale of its stake in Tilt Renewables, OTPP on the sale of a 50% stake in Connexa, Singapore Post on the sale of FMH and the Queensland Government on its investment in Psi Quantum.  In addition, the infrastructure team covers private capital across the APAC region.  

Job Description

• Ability to operate as client/ project / deal team lead/team member, leading/supporting client relationships, driving the work product and transaction processes

• Participate in the execution of M&A transactions and equity and debt financing

• Perform in-depth financial, valuation, due diligence and industry analysis

• Lead marketing presentations and live deal material

• Participate in or lead client meetings

• Generate ideas and opportunities for new and existing clients, across the sector

• Train and mentor junior bankers (analysts) as they develop core investment banking skill sets

• Work with teams consisting of professionals drawn from across the business, including other bankers within your group, experts in other areas of the firm and colleagues from around the globe

Requirements:

• Investment Banking experience ideally in infrastructure, power, utilities, transport or logistics and M&A

• Outstanding academic achievement

• A bachelor's degree plus 4+ years of investment banking, corporate finance, M&A, modelling/valuation or consulting experience

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to train and develop juniors

Disclaimer:

Apart from Bank of America, National Association, Australian Branch, none of Bank of America’s legal entities are Authorized Deposit-taking Institutions authorized under the Banking Act 1959 of Australia nor regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority