Experienced Vice President – Investment Banking, Technology & Services (London)

Guggenheim Securities ("GS") is seeking an exceptional, experienced Vice President to join its Technology & Services Investment Banking group based in London. Our London-based Technology & Services team is an integral part of GS’ global franchise and leads the coverage and execution of transactions for companies across Europe. The group advises clients on a broad range of financial and strategic matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity/equity-linked and debt financings, joint ventures, restructurings, and private capital raises.

VPs will join a highly collaborative team responsible for providing M&A advisory and capital raising (equity and fixed income) service and capabilities to corporate clients. GS offers a unique opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. In a client services business like ours, our team members are the product, the service, and the offering.

We will provide best-in-class Investment Banking training—formal and hands-on—as you continue to develop your professional toolkit: M&A process management, business acumen, financial analysis, data analysis, soft-selling and presentation skills, professional communication (verbal, written and virtual), negotiations, and more. We are looking for ambitious, intellectually curious individuals with a strong work ethic who can excel in an unstructured environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions.
• Drive long-term client relationship development through effective dialogue with client leadership teams.
• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses and help identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities.
• Lead client meetings and drafting sessions.
• Transaction evaluation, preparation, due diligence, and execution of transactions; and managing the preparation of marketing materials including teasers, information memoranda, and other transaction-related documentation.
• Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid business development activities of the firm.
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.
• Identify improvements to processes and propose solutions to complete group tasks more efficiently.
• Demonstrate understanding of macro factors related to client sectors and investment banking and potential implications.
• Act as lead “on the job” trainer for Associates and Analysts, articulating roles and objectives for junior team members and providing constructive feedback.
• Share relevant deal/client context with the junior team and provide motivation and guidance for the team.

• Minimum of 7 years of investment banking or equivalent M&A experience.
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management.
• Highly organized project captain capable of managing high velocity processes.
• Effective communicator – verbal, written, and virtual.
• Agile leader that can exercise sound judgment under pressure.
• Curious and resourceful business person with strong understanding of accounting and finance.
• Mature teammate with the ability to develop relationships with senior-level colleagues and clients.
• Teaching orientation with strong desire to mentor and train junior teammates – ability to be player-coach as needed.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
• Core modeling and valuation experience in professional setting.

Currently, this role is expected to be in the London office at least 4 days per week.

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.