2019 Summer Analyst at TAP Advisors
TAP Advisors LLC (“TAP”) is seeking a Summer Analyst to support our senior bankers on M&A advisory and financing transactions. Summer Analysts will play a key role in the entire transaction process and will have direct contact and exposure to our large corporate client base and management teams. Summer Analysts will work with the TAP’s senior bankers, with over 100 years of collective investment banking experience, to gain deal execution experience.
Founded in October 2009, TAP is a boutique investment bank that provides strategic and tactical advice to both public and private companies worldwide. TAP offers a full range of M&A advisory services, private financing solutions and expertise in international transactions. By virtue of TAP’s clients’ prominence, size and sophistication, many clients require our expertise on significant, complex situations. Whether a large domestic or cross-border merger or a private equity placement for a growth company, TAP dedicates senior-level, experienced professionals who can provide expert advice and judgment to each of our clients.
TAP specializes in the Telecommunications, Health Care, Technology and FinTech sectors, but continues to execute a wide variety of projects in a diverse set of industry sectors, including recent projects in the Financial Services, Real Estate, Retail, Aerospace, Satellite, and Automotive industries.
Summer Analyst Duties:
- Extensive due diligence and process management for both buy-side and sell-side transactions
- Industry and company research
- Presentation preparation for client meetings
- Development of marketing and transaction materials such as teasers, contact lists, information memoranda and management presentations on topics such as M&A/Strategic alternatives or private placements
- Design/preparation of key transaction materials including valuation analysis
- Monitor and research sectors to stay up-to-date on industry trends and transactions
- Create valuation analysis including comparable company analysis, M&A analysis, precedent transaction analysis, leveraged buy-out analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
- Interact directly with clients on live transactions
Requirements
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Previous financial modeling experience a plus.
- High level of energy and flexibility with a positive, team oriented “can-do” attitude
- Strong teamwork orientation, integrity, intellectual curiosity and dedication to providing the best product to clients
- Ability to meet hard deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
- Detail-oriented
- Prepared to work in a more entrepreneurial role
- Outstanding academic record; emphasis in Finance, Engineering or Mathematics a plus
- Previous investment banking experience a plus
- Knowledge of CapIQ (or similar data products) a plus
- Multilingual a plus
- Specific Telecom, Health Care, Technology of FinTech experience not required