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Investment Banking - Executive Director - EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (London)

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Executive Director, EMEA M&A at JPMorgan Chase in London; Originates and executes complex M&A transactions, primarily advising infrastructure investors; Cross-functional team collaboration and client leadership role.

Compensation
Not specified

Currency: Not specified

City
London
Country
United Kingdom

Full Job Description

Location: LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom

Executive Director EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (London)

JPMorganChase Investment Banking

 

Role Overview

As an Executive Director in the EMEA M&A team, you will play a senior role in originating and executing complex M&A transactions. This position has a particular focus on advising leading global financial investors, particularly those active in the infrastructure space. You will act as a key day-to-day client contact, carry overall deal responsibility across workstreams, and help drive the teams growth agenda in the EMEA market from our London office.

About the Team

You will be part of the EMEA M&A team and join the specialized Infrastructure M&A team which partners closely with Funds Coverage, sector, country and product teams to deliver best-in-class outcomes for clients. While you lead from an M&A perspective you will be partnering with dedicated sector teams that focus on:

 

 

  • Digital infrastructure 
  • Transportation infrastructure 
  • Energy, power, utilities and mining infrastructure 
  • Mission-critical services that are part of the infrastructure asset class and 
  • Social infrastructure

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Origination leadership: Source and develop sell-side M&A opportunities with leading infrastructure funds, global asset managers, pension/SWFs and other infrastructure owners.
  • Execution excellence: Lead end-to-end M&A execution across public and private transactions, including sell-side mandates, corporate carve-outs, buy-sides and secondary transactions.
  • Client leadership: Serve as the primary day-to-day relationship and deal lead, guiding clients through strategy, process, and negotiations.
  • Cross-platform coordination: Partner effectively with Funds Coverage, sector teams, and product partners to deliver integrated advice.
  • Process management: Oversee diligence, Q&A, management presentations/interviews, stakeholder management, and negotiations through signing and closing.
  • Quality control: Review and refine marketing and execution materials to the highest standard, ensuring maximum client impact.
  • Team leadership: Manage, mentor, and train junior bankers; coordinate analytics and outputs across deal teams.
  • Risk management: Identify, manage, and escalate execution, regulatory, and reputational risks appropriately throughout the transaction lifecycle.

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

  • Significant relevant experience (min 9 years) in investment banking M&A with a demonstrable track record of leading transactions.
  • Strong M&A skillset with the ability to source and run complex processes and manage multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines.
  • Experience in negotiations of transactions including relevant legal documentation
  • Outstanding financial analysis and modelling capability; experience defining and overseeing valuation workstreams.
  • Self-directed, highly motivated with strong project management and attention to detail; ability to deliver consistently under pressure.
  • A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and experience developing junior talent.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong client-facing presence.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Bloomberg experience preferred.
  • Infrastructure sector familiarity is beneficial but not a pre-requisite but In-depth understanding of investment banking products and experience dealing with financial investor clients is preferable 

Leadership & Location

This position is based in London within JPMorganChase Investment Banking. The EMEA Infrastructure M&A team is headed by Julian Schmidt.

As an Executive Director in the EMEA M&A team, you will play a senior role in originating and executing complex M&A transactions. This position has a particular focus on advising leading global financial investors, particularly those active in the infrastructure space. You will act as a key day-to-day client contact, carry overall deal responsibility across workstreams, and help drive the teams growth agenda in the EMEA market from our London office.
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Investment Banking - Executive Director - EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (London)

Compensation

Not specified

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

J.P. Morgan logo
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

a month ago

No clicks

at J.P. Morgan

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

Executive Director, EMEA M&A at JPMorgan Chase in London; Originates and executes complex M&A transactions, primarily advising infrastructure investors; Cross-functional team collaboration and client leadership role.

Full Job Description

Location: LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom

Executive Director EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (London)

JPMorganChase Investment Banking

 

Role Overview

As an Executive Director in the EMEA M&A team, you will play a senior role in originating and executing complex M&A transactions. This position has a particular focus on advising leading global financial investors, particularly those active in the infrastructure space. You will act as a key day-to-day client contact, carry overall deal responsibility across workstreams, and help drive the teams growth agenda in the EMEA market from our London office.

About the Team

You will be part of the EMEA M&A team and join the specialized Infrastructure M&A team which partners closely with Funds Coverage, sector, country and product teams to deliver best-in-class outcomes for clients. While you lead from an M&A perspective you will be partnering with dedicated sector teams that focus on:

 

 

  • Digital infrastructure 
  • Transportation infrastructure 
  • Energy, power, utilities and mining infrastructure 
  • Mission-critical services that are part of the infrastructure asset class and 
  • Social infrastructure

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Origination leadership: Source and develop sell-side M&A opportunities with leading infrastructure funds, global asset managers, pension/SWFs and other infrastructure owners.
  • Execution excellence: Lead end-to-end M&A execution across public and private transactions, including sell-side mandates, corporate carve-outs, buy-sides and secondary transactions.
  • Client leadership: Serve as the primary day-to-day relationship and deal lead, guiding clients through strategy, process, and negotiations.
  • Cross-platform coordination: Partner effectively with Funds Coverage, sector teams, and product partners to deliver integrated advice.
  • Process management: Oversee diligence, Q&A, management presentations/interviews, stakeholder management, and negotiations through signing and closing.
  • Quality control: Review and refine marketing and execution materials to the highest standard, ensuring maximum client impact.
  • Team leadership: Manage, mentor, and train junior bankers; coordinate analytics and outputs across deal teams.
  • Risk management: Identify, manage, and escalate execution, regulatory, and reputational risks appropriately throughout the transaction lifecycle.

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

  • Significant relevant experience (min 9 years) in investment banking M&A with a demonstrable track record of leading transactions.
  • Strong M&A skillset with the ability to source and run complex processes and manage multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines.
  • Experience in negotiations of transactions including relevant legal documentation
  • Outstanding financial analysis and modelling capability; experience defining and overseeing valuation workstreams.
  • Self-directed, highly motivated with strong project management and attention to detail; ability to deliver consistently under pressure.
  • A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and experience developing junior talent.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong client-facing presence.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Bloomberg experience preferred.
  • Infrastructure sector familiarity is beneficial but not a pre-requisite but In-depth understanding of investment banking products and experience dealing with financial investor clients is preferable 

Leadership & Location

This position is based in London within JPMorganChase Investment Banking. The EMEA Infrastructure M&A team is headed by Julian Schmidt.

As an Executive Director in the EMEA M&A team, you will play a senior role in originating and executing complex M&A transactions. This position has a particular focus on advising leading global financial investors, particularly those active in the infrastructure space. You will act as a key day-to-day client contact, carry overall deal responsibility across workstreams, and help drive the teams growth agenda in the EMEA market from our London office.

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