| Location | New York, NY |
2027 Strategic Advisory: Strategic, Defense & Shareholder Advisory Full Time Associate Program - New York Region Americas Location New York Group Investment Banking Program type Full time Level Associate Job description Associate - Strategic, Defense & Shareholder AdvisoryNew York, NYStrategic, Defense & Shareholder Advisory Overview: The Strategic, Defense & Shareholder Advisory team (SDSA) focuses on advising clients with respect to shareholder activism, raid defense, complex/contested M&A and related situations.Position: Evercore seeks to hire an associate for our SDSA team in New York.Responsibilities: Evercore's differentiated approach to advisory provides our Associates with the opportunity to work closely with senior bankers on industry-transforming transactions around the world. The small transaction team structure creates a platform for Associates to learn from the best and assume high levels of responsibility at early stages of their careers. As part of our team, the Associate will work on a variety of strategic advisory assignments including: activism and raid defense; hostile defense, proxy fights, and corporate governance, activism-related sellside and buyside M&A engagements; divestitures and spin-off engagements; and special committee engagements.Qualifications: Candidates must have a strong interest in activism defense, as well as the ability to think broadly about a range of issues confronting our firm's clients. Knowledge of accounting, finance, valuation and business strategy is a must, as are excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities for an Associate include collaborating with clients to resolve complex financial and strategic issues, leading and executing live deal situations, drafting client presentation materials, assisting with new business development, and managing Analysts.Be a rising second year MBA studentExcellent grasp of corporate finance and valuationOutstanding analytical and research skills and demonstrated excellence in academic courseworkStrong interpersonal skills, including ability to build relationships and teamworkStrong communication and presentation skills, including written communicationEnthusiastic and achievement-oriented characterFirm Description:Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve superior results through trusted independent and innovative advice on matters of strategic and financial significance to boards of directors, management teams and shareholders, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic shareholder advisory, restructurings and capital structure. Evercore also assists clients in raising public and private capital, delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, and provides wealth and investment management services to high-net-worth and institutional investors. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices and affiliate offices in major financial centers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, please visit evercore.com.Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: Evercore is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors.Expected Base Salary Range: $185,000 - $185,000