Associate - Corporate Finance Advisory - Capital Structure & Financing Advisory Job at Lazard, New York, NY

  • Lazard
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Associate - Corporate Finance Advisory - Capital Structure & Financing Advisory

New York, United States (Hybrid)

Job Description

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference . While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

As an Associate focused on Capital Structure and Financing Advisory within the Corporate Finance Advisory team, you will support and advise Lazard’s corporate and sponsor clients in capital structure and capital allocation optimization, along with capital raising efforts, across a broad range of topics, including M&A, corporate separations and optimizations, refinancing, and other advisory projects and assignments that intersect with the capital markets. The team’s objective is to create market-agnostic solutions for our clients: one team working with our clients to optimize for their situation and, when appropriate, executing on the company’s behalf. We work across the full spectrum of corporate capital structures. The Associate will be exposed both to public and private capital markets, and work with sector banking teams and clients across all sectors to connect the capital markets to Lazard’s clients.

Responsibilities
  • Advise public and private companies on optimization of capital structure, capital allocation decisions and activities, interaction with the capital markets and overall financing activities
  • Lead financing advisory assignments in support of M&A and other strategic advisory assignments
  • Develop content for client meetings, substantiate advice with data and analytics and lead client presentations
  • Track public and private market developments and transactions
  • Interact with senior bankers and clients
  • Manage analysts, supervise projects and help guide career development
Qualifications
  • 2-4 years of experience in Investment Banking, with a particular focus on experience in a capital markets advisory, capital markets origination and / or capital markets execution capacity
  • Experience in transaction services, familiarity with complex accounting and structuring issues, or experience analyzing and understanding implications of complex deal structures is helpful
  • Experience in credit analysis and debt documentation may also be helpful
  • Outstanding quantitative, analytical and qualitative skills including database analytics experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong interpersonal skills
  • A desire to work in an intellectually demanding, fast-paced, and creative environment
  • A desire to manage, train, and mentor junior team members
  • Excellent technical skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg, Factset, AI tools) and ability to quickly learn new databases and applications
  • A strong academic record
  • Interest in broadening skillset beyond a single product in financial services
Benefits

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

Compensation

We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $185,000 - $250,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard Financial Advisory’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.

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