Investment Banking – EMEA FIG – Insurance – Senior Associate / Vice President – London

Overview

In this Vice President role, you will lead day-to-day execution and client coverage for complex M&A and capital markets work in the EMEA FIG Insurance team. You’ll manage junior staff and partner with senior bankers and product teams to deliver strategic advisory and financing solutions. Your work will span origination, cross-border execution, and regulatory-aware deal structuring across Life & Pensions, P&C, Reinsurance, and related subsectors. This is a high-impact role that shapes client outcomes and supports the firm’s market-leading insurance franchise.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination and execution of complex M&A and capital markets transactions for insurance clients (buyside, sellside, carveouts, take privates, portfolio/asset sales)
• Oversee and review financial analysis, valuation and modelling (DCF, comps, merger models, LBOs, accretion/dilution) ensuring rigor and accuracy
• Develop and present strategic materials to clients, including board-level executives; contribute to pipeline and idea generation aligned to sector themes
• Coordinate workstreams with internal product partners and external advisers; manage due diligence, documentation and negotiations from pitch to close
• Drive marketing, pitches and thought leadership on insurance regulatory and market developments; translate insights into opportunities
• Mentor and develop junior team members; uphold quality standards and foster a collaborative culture
• Ensure high quality deliverables, strong client relationships, and compliance with risk controls and internal policies

Key requirements

• Significant Investment Banking experience with strong FI track record, preferably with Insurance exposure across products and transaction types
• Proven project leadership and ability to run multiple cross-border transactions under tight timelines
• Advanced quantitative and analytical abilities; expert Excel modelling and valuation
• Demonstrated origination contribution and ability to convert opportunities into mandates; strong client engagement skills
• Proactive ownership mindset; highly organized, detail-oriented and proficient with Excel and PowerPoint; quick to learn new tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced degree a plus

• strong communication and client engagement
• leadership and mentoring
• collaboration across teams
• Excel modelling
• Valuation
• Financial modelling (DCF, merger models, LBOs)

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