Analyst Equity & ECM Advisory

Excited to build a career in Equity & ECM Advisory?

Join our dedicated Equity & ECM Advisory team where you will provide expert advice on equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, share issues and block trades. In addition, you will also assist listed clients on M&A buy- and sell-side transactions, public offers and fairness opinions. Furthermore, you will provide expert advice on (pre-IPO) growth equity capital raises for high growth private companies.

About the job

As a result of our continuous growth, we are currently looking for an analyst to further expand our Equity & ECM Advisory team in our Amsterdam office.

Oaklins' Equity & ECM Advisory professionals support public and private companies, management teams, shareholders and financial sponsors on a wide range of complex transactions. Having an independent position, we use our knowledge and our network to identify solutions best suited to our clients’ needs.

As an Equity & ECM advisor, you will provide expert advice on equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, share issues and block trades. In addition, you will also assist listed clients on M&A buy- and sell-side transactions, public offers and fairness opinions. You will also provide expert advice on (pre-IPO) equity capital raisings for private companies.

We are looking for people that are motivated, eager to learn, and are passionate about Equity & ECM Advisory. The job comes with a high level of responsibility and opportunity to experience a steep learning curve. You'll receive on-the-job training and benefit from working in a specialized team.

What you'll do

• Conduct equity capital markets and industry research
• Conduct research on venture capital and scale-ups to identify high growth companies with potential for servicing their full life cycle from private capital raisings, pre-IPO advice till IPO transactions
• Work on high profile equity capital markets, public M&A and growth equity fundraise transactions and play a key role in process control, document preparation, communicating with parties, and negotiating to completion
• Recognize the client’s need and propose suitable equity financing solutions
• Analyze the past and future development of companies, assess their positioning in the market, assess their financial performance and build valuation models
• In the context of project work, you create meaningful presentations that get to the point and present complex contents in an understandable way
• Experience a steep learning curve and quickly learn to take responsibility and initiative under the general supervision of senior colleagues
• Develop relationship skills through client contact and by teaming up with your colleagues from the M&A, Debt and Valuations teams within Oaklins Netherlands as well as Oaklins offices worldwide

Who you are

• Master’s degree in Business economics or related program, excellent academic background
• Relevant experience, for example, through previous internships
• Excellent Dutch and English communication skills, both written and verbally
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and outstanding work ethic
• Strong analytical and technical skills, with an eye for detail
• Creative, open-minded and solution-oriented
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Team player; strong social skills

The perks

• Extensive lunch (and good coffee)
• A high level of responsibility and autonomy
• Working in close-knit deal teams of enthusiastic and ambitious colleagues
• A bonus for achieving great results
• A fast-growing company with interesting clients
• Cross-border deals
• Professional and personal development guidance (Oaklins Academy)
• Global exchange program
• Attend inspirational and fun events with the team, as well as trips abroad
• Sports with colleagues
• Friday afternoon drinks (vrijmibo's)
• Biweekly chair massages at the office