Investment Banking - Greece Coverage (Greek Speaking) – Analyst - Athens, Greece

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. 

Description

As an Analyst within the Greece Coverage Investment Banking team, you will support the execution, marketing and coverage of a broad range of advisory and capital markets transactions for Greek clients. This includes public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures across multiple industry sectors, as well as equity capital markets advisory on capital raising transactions such as IPOs, follow-on offerings and rights issues.

You will work closely with senior coverage bankers, industry teams and product specialists across EMEA, helping deliver strategic advice and transaction execution to leading Greek corporates, financial institutions and sponsors. You will develop strong technical and client-facing skills across the major areas of investment banking and demonstrate the potential to progress into a senior banker capable of originating and executing transactions independently.

Joining here means becoming part of an inclusive team and culture, unified by the firm's commitment to excellence, teamwork and client success.
 

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sophisticated transactions, working closely with clients and industry, coverage and product teams.
• Support execution, marketing and coverage activities across sectors and products for Greek clients.
• Conduct detailed research and analysis of companies, industries and capital markets.
• Perform valuation analyses including comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF and LBO analyses.
• Build detailed and complex financial models.
• Execute transactions from pitch through to completion, including public and private M&A, strategic advisory assignments and equity capital markets transactions across Greece.
• Support senior bankers in managing client relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
• Lead execution workstreams and supervise analysts on various aspects of transaction delivery.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Relevant Investment Banking or Corporate Finance experience with a strong understanding of transaction execution.
• Outstanding analytical, financial analysis and modelling skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and investment banking databases such as Bloomberg and FactSet.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of the Greek corporate landscape and capital markets.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Native or fluent Greek language skills are required.
• Additional English language fluency is required.
• Prior experience advising Greek corporates, financial institutions or sponsors is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the Greek M&A and capital markets environment would be beneficial.