Mizuho | Greenhill: an overview Mizuho | Greenhill is an investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments. We act for clients located throughout the world from our offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. Investment Banking Associate The Associate serves as a key member of the deal team working to project manage deal executions with Managing Directors, Directors, Vice-Presidents, Analysts and Interns. An Associate will have responsibilities that include the following: · Creating and coordinating the preparation of materials to support new business origination; · Taking a key role in project managing client mandates, typically advice to corporates regarding mergers, acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, restructuring and general financial advisory: o Allocating and monitoring work of Analysts and Interns; o Reviewing work product of Analysts and Interns prior to presentation to senior bankers; o Speaking with clients, buyers, sellers, lawyers, financing providers and investors and assisting with process-related requests; · Creating and coordinating the creation of financial models and business valuations; · Conducting industry and company-specific due diligence related to transactions; · Attending client meetings; · Assisting in the development and continued cultivation of client relationships; · Monitoring of client news flow and general business and industry research; and · Managing, development training and coaching of analysts and interns. · Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g. people, processes, structure or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Qualifications and Experience Qualified candidates typically possess a combination of most or all the following: · Proven investment banking or relevant financial services experience of a minimum of 3 years; · Exceptional academic credentials; · A strong work ethic and the ability to perform well under pressure; · A keen eye for detail, strong numerical ability and logical reasoning; · Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas clearly; · Demonstrable commercial awareness and a real interest in transactions; · Team player; · A strong track record of excellence in extra-curricular activities alongside your studies. Greenhill: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As part of working with internationally-minded clients, often as part of a close cross-border collaboration with other Greenhill offices, fostering diversity of thought throughout the firm is of significant importance to Greenhill. This importance drives a recruitment strategy that seeks to identify candidates based on their capabilities and affinity to a collaboration-based team environment, as well as the cultural value-add they can bring to our firm. Greenhill & Co., Inc., part of Mizuho Americas, is focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts on behalf of clients throughout the world from its offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC .