Investment Banking - MENA M&A - VP - Dubai

, you will have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across different M&A transactions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the origination and execution of M&A transactions in MENA, including:
  • Client coverage of priority accounts from an M&A perspective in partnership with client executive bankers
  • Target deal origination analysis and strategy
  • Oversight of the preparation and delivery of M&A pitches and RfP responses
  • Day-to-day execution project leadership of M&A transactions
  • Management of transaction deal teams
  • Management of engagements process and liaison with internal support functions (legal, compliance, conflicts etc.)
• Support for the management of the bank's MENA franchise, including:

  • Deal pipeline and business strategy for the region including liaison with the EMEA M&A business management team

  • Interacting with other M&A specialist areas (sell-side, defence, activism, EPP teams etc.)

  • Partnership with equity, debt and markets groups covering the region

  • Management of marketing materials and Dealogic league tables

  • M&A database oversight covering regulatory requirements from different jurisdictions as well as market trends and themes

  • Recruitment, mentoring and training analysts and associates from the region

Skills & Experience:

• Relevant M&A experience in the MENA region

• Self-starter with the ability to confidently be the point person on a deal for clients, interacting and advising them on M&A process matters

• Experience developing strong relationships and working across different products

• Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines

• Communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals, client, advisors and key stakeholders in other lines of business

• Team player able to build bridges and has the ability to connect with people

• Experience in overseeing and training junior bankers

• Arabic language skills would be beneficial, but not required

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.