Investment Banking Analyst

PegasusICS is an acclaimed middle-market investment bank based in Chicago. We are seeking to hire either an experienced Investment Banking Analyst. We operate in an entrepreneurial environment and analysts are given as much responsibility as their experience and capabilities permit. We are open to both a full-time and a part-time person that operates remotely, either U.S. or non-U.S. domiciled.

PegasusICS offers its analysts the opportunity to gain extensive experience across multiple industries and transaction types including mergers & acquisitions, financings, and restructuring. Analysts will act as generalists, gaining extensive experience while working on a variety of client engagements. Analysts will be mentored one-on-one by senior bankers at the firm. Analysts work on small deal teams or one-on-one with mentors and are afforded the opportunity to interface directly with senior-level client executives and bankers, and start developing the crucial soft skills required in deal making from early on in their careers. The Investment Banking Analyst program is a highly competitive two to three year program and analysts who exceed our expectations may be invited to remain with the firm as an associate. With consistent superior performance, equity ownership is possible.

Due to the nature of our firm, an Analyst position at PegasusICS provides unparalleled exposure to senior professionals. The basic skills that our training program provides are continually developed by the experience of working with senior advisory professionals across a wide range of assignments.

Location: Chicago

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical financial statements and financial projections
• Performing financial analysis and modeling
• Perform company, industry, market, and competitor research and due diligence
• Assist with identification of prospective investors and/or strategic and financial buyers;
• Lead efforts to collect information that supports buyer due diligence;
• Prepare Confidential Information Memoranda
• Conduct data room management
• Assisting with execution of M&A and capital raising assignments/project management
• Prepare presentations for new business development and client engagements
• Participate in client discussions and due diligence meetings
• Maintaining relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Assist with all other aspects of industry-focused marketing initiatives.
• Analyzing M&A market trends and writing related industry research

Desired Skills and Experience

• Highest level of personal integrity, attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong undergraduate academic performance
• An undergraduate degree in finance or accounting
• Strong accounting and financial statement analysis skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency at Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• The ability to work in an entrepreneurial, small company environment under demanding time schedules
• Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage tight timelines in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to work long hours and travel
• All applicants must be U.S. citizens or authorized green card holders

The position will for the first six months offer compensation consisting solely of a portion of success fees from those transactions worked on by the Analyst and closed during such period. After this, the analyst will receive a base salary and bonus commensurate with their ability and the income of the office.

PegasusICS is an equal opportunity employer. To apply, write to careers@PegasusICS.com and reference “full-time analyst” in the subject

PegasusICS is an acclaimed middle-market investment bank based in Chicago. We are seeking to hire either an experienced Investment Banking Analyst. We operate in an entrepreneurial environment and analysts are given as much responsibility as their experience and capabilities permit. We are open to both a full-time and a part-time person that operates remotely, either U.S. or non-U.S. domiciled.

PegasusICS offers its analysts the opportunity to gain extensive experience across multiple industries and transaction types including mergers & acquisitions, financings, and restructuring. Analysts will act as generalists, gaining extensive experience while working on a variety of client engagements. Part time/remote analysts are used to work on overflow and ad hoc projects. These analysts likely have another position which is not fully challenging to them, and they desire to improve their skill sets, increase their income via success fees as part of working in mergers and acquisitions. Analysts will be mentored one-on-one by senior bankers at the firm. Analysts work on small deal teams or one-on-one with mentors and may be afforded the opportunity to interface directly with senior-level client executives and bankers, and start developing the crucial soft skills required in deal making from early on in their careers. The Investment Banking Analyst program is a highly competitive two to three year program and analysts who exceed our expectations may be invited to remain with the firm as an associate. With consistent superior performance, equity ownership is possible.

Due to the nature of our firm, an Analyst position at PegasusICS provides unparalleled exposure to senior professionals. The basic skills that our training program provides are continually developed by the experience of working with senior advisory professionals across a wide range of assignments.

Location: Chicago

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical financial statements and financial projections
• Performing financial analysis and modeling
• Perform company, industry, market, and competitor research and due diligence
• Assist with identification of prospective investors and/or strategic and financial buyers;
• Lead efforts to collect information that supports buyer due diligence;
• Prepare Confidential Information Memoranda
• Conduct data room management
• Assisting with execution of M&A and capital raising assignments/project management
• Prepare presentations for new business development and client engagements
• Participate in client discussions and due diligence meetings
• Maintaining relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Assist with all other aspects of industry-focused marketing initiatives.
• Analyzing M&A market trends and writing related industry research

Desired Skills and Experience

• Highest level of personal integrity, attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong undergraduate academic performance
• An undergraduate degree in finance or accounting
• Strong accounting and financial statement analysis skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency at Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• The ability to work in an entrepreneurial, small company environment under demanding time schedules
• Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage tight timelines in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to work long hours and travel
• All applicants must be U.S. citizens or authorized green card holders

The position will offer compensation consisting solely of a portion of success fees from those transactions worked on by the Analyst and closed on a project-by-project basis.

PegasusICS is an equal opportunity employer. To apply, write to careers@PegasusICS.com and reference “part-time/remote analyst” in the subject

The Analyst role is an entry-level position for the brightest and most capable university graduates. PegasusICS provides its Analysts with the specialist training that gives them a strong foundation in the skills they need to begin a successful career in Investment Banking. PegasusICS also offers summer Analyst opportunities for undergraduates in the summer before their senior year.

The focus of Analysts’ time is spent working within small, focused teams on mergers and acquisitions advisory assignments, capital raising opportunities or restructuring assignments. Analysts are often able to work across more than one of the PegasusICS’s business practices over the course of the Analyst program.

Due to the nature of our firm, an Analyst position at PegasusICS provides unparalleled exposure to senior professionals. The basic skills that our training program provides are continually developed by the experience of working with senior advisory professionals across a wide range of assignments.

Broadly speaking, there are three types of work that Analysts do: presentations, analysis and administrative tasks.

• Presentation work involves the formatting and initial writing of various PowerPoint presentations.
• Analytical work commonly requires Excel but could also include research. Examples include entering historic company data from public documents, analyzing such data for valuation purposes and projecting a company’s financial statements (“modeling”).
• Administrative work includes scheduling and setting up conference calls and meetings, making travel arrangements and keeping a list of deal team members up to date

Given the challenging nature of the Firm’s work and the high standards our clients and colleagues expect, PegasusICS looks to recruit only the brightest and most capable individuals. We seek candidates with an outstanding analytical mind, excellent commercial understanding, strong interpersonal and communication skills, integrity, initiative, motivation, commitment and the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced intellectual environment.

PegasusICS is an equal opportunity employer. To apply, write to careers@PegasusICS.com and reference