Vice President, Investment Banking / Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) - Portage Point Partners

Portage Point Partners (Portage Point) is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market. Our blue chip team leverages bulge bracket experience in consulting, operations, finance, accounting, investment banking and investing to provide unmatched transactional, operational, financial and strategic perspectives to middle market stakeholders. The Portage Point cross-functional platform is uniquely architected to offer fully integrated capabilities and solutions that identify value capture, mitigate risk and positively impact outcomes at every stage of the ever-changing middle market business lifecycle. From ideation to monetization, Portage Point delivers excellence across transaction advisory services (TAS), transaction execution services (TES), office of the CFO (OCFO), performance improvement (PI), interim management (IM), investment banking (IB) and turnaround and financial restructuring (TRS).

Recognized for accelerated growth, Portage Point is backed by New Mountain Capital and consistently featured in rankings from Inc. 5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to the focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering impactful solutions.

The IB team advises owners, entrepreneurs and investors on M&A, debt and equity capital transactions, recapitalizations, restructurings, 363 sales, acquisition and Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financings and liability management. Intensely focused on the middle market, our team delivers bespoke solutions and unique perspectives to every client. Our talent structure ensures clients receive top-level support throughout the entirety of the transaction and affords junior talent the opportunity to work directly alongside firm stakeholders.

The Vice President, IB // M&A role at Portage Point Partners offers an ideal opportunity for candidates to leverage the firm’s rapidly expanding platform to support the execution and delivery of all workflows necessary to consummate transactions for our middle-market clients. As a Vice President, IB // M&A you will work on a variety of transactions that provide exposure to various investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private placements of debt and equity securities and other financial advisory services. The role represents a unique opportunity for a highly capable professional to make substantial contributions to overall firm growth in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.

• Work with the Portage Point team (Associates to Managing Directors) to execute all deliverables necessary to consummate transactions for our middle-market clients primarily on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
• Play an integral role on IB teams, provide execution support primarily for sell-side mergers and acquisitions, as well as occasional buy-side mandates, private placements and other financial advisory services for clients.
• Lead the preparation of company valuations, financial models, company marketing documents and client presentations in addition to performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation.
• Create and present internal and external client deliverables.
• Support the creation of client marketing materials (Teasers, Confidential Information Presentations, Management Presentations, etc.) to be distributed to prospective investors.
• Aid with the management of, and compliance with, all administrative standard operating procedures associated with a transaction.
• Provide professional development coaching to junior team members.
• Share and manage best practices as well as lead internal trainings where required.
• Support business development efforts while maintaining strong relationships with existing clients.
• Support talent acquisition and firm development efforts.
• Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture.

• Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate program.
• Located or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York or Philadelphia.
• Invested in a team-based culture that involves in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed.
• Seven plus years of experience working for a top-tier investment bank at the Associate or Vice President level is preferred.
• Strong financial modeling skills and an excellent grasp of corporate finance and valuation methodologies including DCF, LBO, merger modeling, trading and transaction comparables.
• Series 79 and 63 licensing preferred or the ability to obtain within 120 days of employment.
• Ability to successfully work in a small, collaborative team environment.
• High degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executives, private equity firms, lenders, lawyers, middle managers and line workers.
• Effectively communicates analysis through Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint including high-quality messaging, structure and formatting.
• Eagerness to be responsive at all times.
• Proven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong e-mail etiquette.
• Top-tier organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit.

$400,000 - $600,000 a year.

The City of New York and the State of California require Portage Point to provide compensation information for this role. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum base + bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant’s qualifications (education, training and/or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.