Investment Banking Coverage Specialist - Consumer

Overview

Job Title Investment Banking Coverage Specialist – Consumer

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

Consistently recognised by the industry for activities in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and capital raising, our Corporate Finance business is a market leader in Origination & Advisory. We provide a full range of investment banking services, including public and private equity and debt financing, M&A advice, Corporate Broking and private investment services for corporate and institutional clients.

Our award-winning operations in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific regions give us unparalleled global reach, offering access to the largest distribution network in the investment banking industry. Accordingly, we are proud that our client base includes some of the largest global companies and that we work on many of the largest and most complex deals in the market.

Corporate Finance is organised through global products and regional client coverage spanning different geographies and industry focused teams. You will join the Consumer Coverage team and will have initiative and integrity, strong communication skills, commitment, and the ability to work as part of a team.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working – we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days

• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits

• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Supporting wider teams in the coverage effort of key Consumer accounts

• Coordinating and assisting in origination and execution of M&A, Leverage Finance and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) transactions with Consumer clients

• Conducting sector and company research, quantitative analysis, company valuation, credit analysis and financial modelling

• In both origination and execution projects, taking responsibility to communicate with clients, other advisers and senior investment bankers

• Utilise sector knowledge to guide production of materials presented to clients and assisting Country and Product bankers on opportunities relating to Consumer sector

• Responsible for helping to develop and mentor team members

Your skills and experience

• Relevant Broking and Corporate Finance experience across advisory and capital market products

• Proven execution skills, complex deal understanding and structuring capabilities in M&A, Leverage Finance and ECM

• Strong analytical approach combined with creative problem-solving abilities

• High levels of initiative and ingenuity, high pro-activity levels and drive

• Effective organisational skills – the ability to manage multiple client projects simultaneously. Excellent communication skills

• Able to drive and influence senior, cross-functional and cross-regional deal teams, interfacing with multiple business partners across business lines and regions

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.