Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone highly motivated to work in a dynamic team and to contribute to J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking EMEA M&A franchise. The EMEA Shareholder Engagement and M&A Capital Markets (SEAMAC) team is a critical component of the firm’s globally integrated investment banking model, advising clients on activist defense preparedness and live campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Develop proprietary knowledge and insights into activist defense and the transactions resulting from shareholder activism.
- Understand in detail specific activists and their campaigns globally.
- Lead the process in preparing to pitch activist defense, spearhead activist defense preparation mandates, including white paper and rebuttal analysis, and drive the defense streams in live campaigns, including analysis of activist demands, crafting responses, formulating campaign strategies, and crafting campaign narratives.
- Possess and acquire superior market knowledge relating to developments in EMEA and globally of activist campaigns, shareholder engagement, governance best practices, proxy advisory firm trends, and be able to clearly articulate this knowledge to internal and external parties.
- Work independently, producing high quality, differentiated deliverables such as attack and rebuttal materials for activist defense preparedness, investor presentations, fight letters, board materials and other materials for use in strategic client dialogue or shareholder activism defense engagements, while also helping advance the development of new and insightful tools to further drive strategic client dialogue.
- Leverage the Bank’s resources on behalf of the client, including industry, company and country knowledge from partners in industry and country coverage groups and expertise from product partners in debt and equity capital markets and corporate finance advisory – collating various inputs and analysis and presenting findings and messaging to relevant deal teams and client management team.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Relevant experience in activist defense, activism/shareholder engagement related roles more broadly (e.g., at activist funds), M&A or Equity Capital Markets.
- Deep knowledge of corporate finance and accounting with outstanding financial analysis skills.
- Solid understanding of equity markets and trading dynamics and key institutional shareholders and hedge funds in EMEA and trading dynamics.
- Highly organized, detail oriented and proactive, with the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, handling multiple projects with different deal teams and tight deadlines.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity.
- In‑depth understanding of investment banking products.
- Solid project management skills and ability to work collaboratively across industry and country teams.
- Experience in training analysts with varied professional backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Prior experience in leading activist defense preparation and live campaign mandates on activist defense teams at an investment bank.
- Solid understanding of broader IB products.
- CFA charter holder preferred, though not mandatory.
Equal Opportunity Statement
J.P. Morgan is an equal opportunity employer and places a high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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