Job Description

About the Company

Falcon is a dynamic and leading M&A advisory firm, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia in Wayne, PA. The firm’s core expertise lies in Sell-Side Advisory and Strategic Advisory services, which include private business sales, corporate divestitures, and financial sponsor backed company exits. The firm primarily focuses on the Healthcare, Technology and Business and Financial Services with a smaller practice in Industrial Products and Services. The firm’s clients include private business owners, corporations, and private equity and venture capital backed companies.

About the Position

We are looking to add an Investment Banking Associate  to help augment our growing team. Associates have the unique opportunity to interact directly with the Falcon senior managements on all M&A assignments and are encouraged to take on a considerable amount of responsibility. Such exposure enables staff at the firm to gain first-hand M&A experience, including both business development and deal execution, while developing meaningful relationships directly with clients.  A minimum of 1-2 years of direct investment banking, private equity experience or transaction advisory is required. No candidates will be considered without this minimum requirement. The ideal candidate should be located within our geographic marketplace, or willing to relocate.

Attributes

• Highly competitive with strong work ethic
• Outstanding ability to develop thoughtful, creative, and compelling presentation materials
• Strong interpersonal skills, maturity, and professionalism, as the firm expects Associates to interact extensively with clients and prospects and are required to represent the organization in the most favorable manner possible
• Strong financial/accounting/technical skills, including the ability to independently develop sophisticated financial models on behalf of clients
• Outstanding academic record
• Organized and process management oriented
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 1-2 years of direct investment banking, private equity experience or transaction advisory

Responsibilities

Research

• Perform market sector research (industry, competition, customer, product, etc.)
• Update market sector research as required
• Track and analyze relevant M&A comparables, including public companies trading multiples and precedent transactions
• Develop prospect lists of potential acquirers and target clients

Financial Modeling/Analysis

• Take primary responsibility for gathering and analyzing the clients’ financials to develop detailed historical and pro forma models
• Coordinate with client to update financials on go-forward basis
• Utilize Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Public Trading Comparables (Comps), and Precedent Transaction Comparables (M&A Comps) to develop comparative valuation analyses for clients and/or target market sectors

Transaction Management Process

• Assist with identification, screening, and qualification of prospects
• Make outbound calls and emails to potential acquirers in sell-side processes
• Develop all M&A marketing materials (pitch books, teasers, information memorandums, management presentations)
• Manage the due diligence analyses throughout the process
• Field calls and information requests from potential acquirers/suitors
• Coordinate and manage client-prospect due diligence, task lists, process updates
• Manage the online data room set-up and maintenance throughout the process

Falcon is an equal opportunity employer offering competitive salary and benefits. Please send your resume to careers@falconllc.com for immediate consideration. In an effort to minimize disruptions, no phone calls please.

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