At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead M&A transactions and provide strategic advisory in a dynamic corporate environment.
- Company: Join a top-tier independent corporate advisory firm in Sydney.
- Benefits: Gain significant responsibility, senior client exposure, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Ideal for ambitious professionals seeking to advance in a respected advisory firm.
- Why this job: Be part of impactful deals and develop your skills in a collaborative team.
- Qualifications: 5-8 years in investment banking or corporate advisory with strong M&A experience.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Our client is a highly regarded independent corporate advisory firm with an established track record advising leading corporates, private equity sponsors and institutional investors. The firm provides high-quality strategic and transaction advice across mergers and acquisitions and other complex corporate situations. Its senior-led, collaborative model gives team members meaningful exposure to clients and transactions, together with a clear opportunity to build their careers within a growing advisory platform.
The Opportunity
An opportunity is available for a Senior Associate or Vice President to join the Sydney team, with a focus on General Industrials and Financial Sponsors. Working closely with senior bankers, the successful candidate will play a central role in originating and executing buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions and strategic advisory mandates. This is a hands-on position offering significant responsibility across the full transaction lifecycle, including:
- Managing the day-to-day execution of M&A transactions
- Preparing financial models, valuation analysis and transaction materials
- Coordinating due diligence, transaction documentation and broader deal processes
- Managing relationships with clients, private equity firms and other advisers
- Supervising, reviewing and developing junior team members
- Supporting senior bankers with sector coverage, idea generation and business development
- Contributing to the continued growth of the General Industrials and Sponsors franchise
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Approximately five to eight years’ relevant experience within investment banking, corporate advisory or a leading Big Four corporate finance team
- Strong M&A transaction experience, including involvement across the full deal process
- Excellent financial modelling, valuation and analytical capabilities
- Exposure to General Industrials, private equity sponsors or broader generalist coverage
- The ability to manage multiple workstreams and take ownership of transaction execution
- Strong communication, presentation and client-management skills
- Experience supervising and mentoring analysts and associates
- A collaborative, commercially minded and team-oriented approach
This role would suit an ambitious banker seeking greater transaction responsibility, senior client exposure and the opportunity to progress within a respected and entrepreneurial advisory firm.
Lead M&A Transactions – Senior Associate / VP in Sydney employer: Kenbury
Join a leading investment banking platform that not only offers exposure to high-quality transactions across Technology, Healthcare, and General Industrials but also fosters a collaborative work culture. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to work closely with Senior Directors and advance your career in a dynamic environment that values teamwork and innovation.
