Investment Banking EMEA Diversified Industries (Mid-Market Aerospace & Defence) Vice President

Role Overview

The Vice President will sit within theEMEA Diversified IndustriesInvestment Banking coverage team with a dedicated focus on themid-market Aerospace & Defence (A&D)sector across the EMEA region. The team originates and executespublic and private M&Aandcapital marketstransactions for corporate and financial sponsor clients across the industrial landscape working closely with product partners (M&A ECM DCM etc.) and sector colleagues globally.

As a Vice President you will play a central role indriving transaction execution and client delivery leading day-to-day workstreams on live deals and pitches and supporting business development efforts across A&D. You will be expected to combine strong technical expertise with outstanding project management and client-facing capabilities while developing junior talent and ensuring consistently high-quality output.

Job Responsibilities

Transaction execution & project leadership

• Lead day-to-day execution ofM&A and capital marketstransactions coordinating internal workstreams deliverables and timelines.
• Manage transaction processes including diligence coordination data room workstreams information flow and preparation for key milestones (e.g. teasers IMs management presentations investor materials).
• Partner closely with product teams (M&A ECM DCM) and other coverage teams across geographies to deliver integrated solutions.

Client engagement & strategic advisory support

• Serve as a key point of contact for clients and counterparties on execution topics helping structure analyses and materials aligned to client objectives.
• Support senior bankers in developing strategic dialogue with A&D corporates and financial sponsors including identifying opportunities and preparing tailored recommendations.
• Contribute to coverage planning account objectives and idea generation across the mid-market A&D universe in EMEA.

Financial analysis & valuation oversight

• Own and review detailed valuation and financial analyses
• Lead combination/merger impact analyses synergy frameworks accretion/dilution-style assessments where applicable and scenario/sensitivity work.
• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate well-structured and defensible and proactively identify issues risks and sensitivities.

Content development

• Lead preparation of client-ready materials for pitches and live transactions including strategic alternatives valuation messaging buyer/investor positioning and sector narratives.
• Ensure materials meet senior-level expectations for clarity logic and presentation quality.

Team leadership & development

• Manage and develop analysts and associates through active coaching review of work product and effective delegation.
• Foster a high-performance team culture ensuring quality control and supporting talent development across deal teams.

Required Qualifications Capabilities and Skills

• Strong Investment Banking experience with a proven track record of executingM&A and/or capital marketstransactions.
• Demonstrated interest and relevant experience inAerospace & Defence ideally within mid-market EMEA coverage and/or adjacent industrial subsectors.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation capability with deep familiarity acrossDCF comps and transaction analysis(and LBO where relevant).
• Excellent project management: ability to run multiple workstreams under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear client messaging.
• High ethical standards sound judgment and professionalism in all interactions.
• Strong team orientation and people leadership with experience guiding junior bankers.

Preferred Qualifications Capabilities and Skills

• AdditionalEuropean languageis desirable but not essential (in addition to English).
• Established network or coverage familiarity within the EMEA A&D ecosystem (corporates sponsors advisers industry participants).

Regulatory Disclosure

This role encompasses the performance of regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness propriety knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and where appropriate approval by the relevant regulatory authorities to carry out such activities.