Senior Executive - M&A Advisory (Real Estate) - London

Location: London

Date: 1 Apr 2026

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity:

EY is seeking a Senior Executive (Manager) to join the London office of its growing M&A Advisory team, focusing on originating new opportunities and further developing your own business network.

Skills and attributes for success:

• The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for the Real Estate industry and the growth of our business.
• The selected individual will have a proven track record in real estate transaction execution, with exposure to capital markets and capital raising transactions.
• Team-building acumen and experience will be vital, as we intend to expand the team to support this crucial appointment.
• We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, commercially minded, and have a passion for real estate and transaction advisory.
• Providing you with the platform to succeed is therefore key to us.

We would expect interested applicants to be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Significant experience of working in real estate transaction advisory, including playing a lead role in executing transactions.
• Experience in equity capital raising and joint venture structuring, advising on appropriate levels of investor and sponsor returns.
• Demonstrate confidence in client situations, gaining client acceptance and demonstrating value through advice and insight.
• Sound commercial judgement and an ability to generate creative solutions to problems and 'think on your feet'.
• Demonstrate strong financial acumen and a solid understanding of financial statements.
• Experience of structuring and modelling the financial implications of transactions.
• Research and analysis of key value drivers at a market and business level.
• Researching and profiling potential acquisition targets and prospective buyers and presenting the strategic rationale for potential transactions.
• Experience of valuation analysis, including trading multiples, transaction multiples and DCF modelling.
• Ability to convert analysis into various outputs to present results in a clear and concise manner.
• Preparation of pitch documentation, client reports and key documentation for fund-raising, acquisitions and disposals including information memoranda and business plans.
• Ability to manage junior team members.
• Strong time management skills, including informing the team of progress and highlighting any issues (as appropriate).
• Ability to identify potential deal opportunities.
• Pro-actively building and developing a network of internal and external relationships amongst professional intermediaries, private equity houses, corporate targets and clients.

What we look for:

• High degree of personal drive and motivation to succeed.
• Ability to learn quickly and keep abreast of developments.
• A minimum of 3 years of Real Estate Corporate Finance, capital markets or related transaction focused experience.
• Ability to build financial models to simulate transactions.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, organisations and clients.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• A desire to undertake business development.
• A demonstrable track record in structuring real estate transactions and an interest in how transactions are funded.
• A professional qualification (e.g. MRICS, ACAC or equivalent).

What we offer you:

At EY, we will develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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