Investment Banking EMEA M&A FSG Associate London

This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to work on a dynamic Investment Banking team and to contribute to the leading global M&A franchise with a focus on transactions involving Financial Sponsors.

J.P. Morgan is a leading global M&A advisor consistently leading regional and global rankings over the past decade with notable achievements in 2025:

• Ranked as #1 Financial Sponsor M&A advisor in EMEA in 2025
• Advised on more than 100 Financial Sponsor M&A deals announced in EMEA in 2025
• Best European M&A Financial Advisor of the year in 2025 awarded by Mergermarket

Our product group focuses on the origination and execution of public and private M&A transactions with a Financial Sponsor role. The client universe you will interact with includes leading private equity firms SWFs family offices venture capital funds large EMEA corporates sponsor-owned companies and entrepreneur-led / family businesses. You will get exposure to all sectors regions and types of transactions including sell-sides buy-sides public-to-private carve-outs etc.

As an Associate in the Investment Banking EMEA M&A team you will play a central role in advising clients with respect to M&A transactions that have a Financial Sponsor angle. You will have exposure to a variety of landmark M&A transactions that take place in EMEA working closely with country industry and other product teams in the bank.

You will work with expert professionals at the #1 investment bank globally and will get exposure to formal training hands-on learning opportunities as well as continuous mentoring and feedback. You will develop strong investment banking skills and will be given the opportunity to develop into a senior officer capable of generating and executing their own transactions.

Job responsibilities

• Develop highly bespoke and sophisticated M&A processes working in tandem with industry country and other product teams from origination to execution
• Drive M&A transactions from launch to signing including investor outreach process communication and overall transaction management
• Develop comprehensive financial analyses valuation models and other financial return models to help clients evaluate investment opportunities potential capital structures or alternative monetarisation paths
• Work closely with management teams and other advisors to develop substantial transaction materials including the preparation of business plans performance analyses due diligence reports and marketing materials
• Contribute to the final M&A structuring and negotiations for transactionshelping drive deals across the finish line
• Support client dialogue and work closely with the firms largest clients in the private equity and infrastructure space

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• 3-4 years of investment banking experience particularly in Corporate Finance or M&A
• Strong interest and understanding of M&A and M&A processes particularly on those involving Financial Sponsors and Infrastructure Investors
• Strong desire to achieve optimal transaction outcomes and create value for our clients including taking ownership of a transaction and coordinating across industry country and product teams to deliver the highest quality outputs
• Excellent communication and project management skills showing initiative and support across several transactions in parallel and managing time appropriately across competing demands
• Desire to work across sectors and M&A transaction types (including sellsides buysides carve-outs restructurings etc.)
• Proficient technical ability and overall corporate finance proficiency including strong modelling skills (LBO DCF DDM) as well as knowledge of broader investment banking products
• Ability to engage in client and investors communications as well as dealing directly with clients and other advisers

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Prior experience in executing transactions with financial sponsor involvement
• European language (in addition to English) is desired but not mandatory