Overview of the opportunity:
The Investment Banking Latin America team based in Santiago, Chile is looking to hire a professional graduate with ideally 1 or less years of professional experience in finance to join the team for a period of up to 8-12 months in Santiago (a potential full time position will be explored over the course of the trainee program). The Investment Banking Latin America team performs M&A advisory activities on local and cross-border transactions in all types of industries. This team originates and executes M&A mandates in the context of strategic acquisitions, mergers and leveraged buyout transactions in the Southern Cone (Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay).
Main responsibilities:
 Assist in the origination and execution of Mergers and Acquisitions transactions
 Prepare and produce marketing materials for the execution of the projects;
 Support in building detailed financial models;
 Carry out business valuations using commonly used valuation methodologies;
 Conduct specific research on industries and companies;
 Provide general support to the team as requested.

Required professional and personal competences:
 Business Administration or Engineering Degree;
 Solid financial skills;
 Understanding of capital structures (debt versus equity) and business valuation concepts;
 Understanding on basic financial modeling;
 Experience in using Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
 Native or bilingual English speaker;
 Analytical and organizational capabilities;
 Rigor, precision and attention to detail;
 Ability to work in teams and collaborate to achieve common objectives;
 Proactivity and autonomy;
 Sense of responsibility.