Vice President - Industrials M&A

Investment Banking Vice President

Alantra is seeking to hire an Investment Banking Vice President to help support its M&A and capital raising advisory business within the Aerospace & Defense sector. The position is located in Boston, MA, or New York, NY. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of Industrials M&A experience with the ability to immediately and meaningfully impact the team, while also engaging thoughtfully with Alantra's training and onboarding practices. The Associate will have the opportunity to consistently work directly with Alantra's U.S. Managing Directors and Partners. The Vice President will have the opportunity to work directly with Managing Directors and over time high performers will have long-term opportunities to rotate through our other U.S. and overseas offices, if desired.

The environment at Alantra is both collegial and entrepreneurial, and teamwork is essential to the firm's success. A focus on innovative new ideas across all levels of the team are welcomed and encouraged, and leaders provide various career development opportunities for long-term success. The ideal candidate should be motivated, creative, outgoing, and possess a strong background in finance and accounting.

Role / Responsibilities

• Manage mandates, direct project teams, and build M&A process expertise
• Perform execution activities such as drafting buy-side and sell-side documentation, analyzing industries and companies, and developing client presentations
• Interact comfortably and build relationships with the full range of third-party professional advisors (legal, tax, accounting) and senior management teams at client companies
• Interpret and effectively present financial analysis, company valuation and modeling, and M&A-related documentation
• Communicate frequently with each project team and be continually aware of each mandate's progress
• Maintain an appropriate balance among delegation, performing the work itself, and supervision
• Supervise Associates and Analysts, and facilitate their learning of the M&A process
• Work with our recruiting team to identify, interview, and select junior candidates

Why Alantra

• Team-oriented and collaborative culture
• Unique career development opportunities with focus on long-term growth and success
• Global training programs
• 100% Healthcare coverage options, HRA and FSA options, dental, vision insurance
• Fitness reimbursement
• 401k with match
• Employee assistance program
• Competitive salary and bonus plans
• Competitive vacation and holiday plans
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Company events and international offsites
• Team-wide community service initiatives
• Access to global network

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
• 2 to 3 years of investment banking experience at the Associate level required
• Industrials M&A experience preferred
• Established and strong professional track records in M&A
• Expertise in all phases of project management
• Results-oriented and focused on producing high-quality product
• Objective and constructive problem solver
• Able to provide direction and leadership to build a strong team environment
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong client management skills
• Excellent analytical and modeling skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills; Expert in Excel and PowerPoint
• FINRA Series 79/7 and 63 licenses are required, or to be obtained within the first six months of employment

Location: Boston, MA, or New York, NY

Start Date: Immediate

Alantra's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is a base compensation band of $170,000 - $195,000. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus in addition to the base salary. Actual starting pay at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on several factors, including, but not limited to, candidate experience, market rate, the qualified pool of candidates, internal compensation, and budgetary constraints.

Alantra is an equal opportunity employer.