Associate, Capital Advisory, Frankfurt

**Why Lincoln International?**:
Lincoln International is the trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and public and privately held companies around the world.
Our advisory services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and valuation and fairness opinions. And globally, we are recognized as the leading advisor to private equity.

In Germany, our team comprises over 90 bankers covering a very broad range of sectors, including Industrials & Renewables, Consumer, Technology, Business Services, Healthcare, as well as Capital Advisory, located in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. We are proud to consistently rank among the top in M&A league tables, especially for sell sides for private equity clients. In 2023, Lincoln International successfully advised on over 300 transactions worldwide.

The European Lincoln International Capital Advisory Group successfully advised on 350+ transactions worldwide since its inception in the range of Euro 50 to 350 million. In 2024 we had another record performance of our global Capital Advisory Group by providing creative and alternative financing solutions to clients out of 5 European offices with more than 25 dedicated professionals in order to secure capital for acquisition financings, investments, refinancings & recapitalisations, staple financings staving off defaults, restructuring businesses and navigating distressed situations and bankruptcies, and developing structured capital solutions.

Lincoln International is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

**Your Role**:
Responsibilities at Lincoln International are often more entrepreneurial than at other firms providing self-motivated individuals with many opportunities to contribute to a dynamic and growing platform. Successful Associates are motivated self-starters with the desire and potential to succeed in a fast-paced, people oriented and entrepreneurial environment.
Your role:

- Conduct market research and financial analysis to support client engagements.
- Support senior team members within the Capital Advisory Group (CAG) in Frankfurt in executing debt financing transactions (acquisition financing, refinancing and recapitalisation deals) as part of the wider European CAG team
- Prepare marketing documents and pitches.
- Carry out financial analysis & modelling, including analysing business forecasts, scenario analysis and covenant sensitivities.
- Identify and contacting finance providers on transactions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams both across Europe within the CAG team as well as local M&A teams to ensure seamless project execution.
- Attend client meetings and participate in discussions.
- Interact with senior bankers and clients’ senior executives.
- Leading or implementing initiatives focused on growing the firm’s franchise value.

The firm offers a unique, flexible culture that rewards initiative and allows an Associate to develop as quickly as he/she is capable. The following factors differentiate the offering at Lincoln International:

- Unrivalled deal flow and the corresponding learning opportunities that arise from this
- A true ‘mid-cap approach’, working in small deal teams with extensive client exposure as well as cross border contexts.
- Introduction to a vast array of industries.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and flat hierarchies, which will mean significant team exposure, including to very seasoned and experienced senior bankers and provides an opportunity to make a valued contribution and have an impact.
- A steep learning curve in corporate finance, valuation and strategic thinking.
- An extensive Training Curriculum at all levels.
- Opportunity to participate in our US and European Secondment Programmes.
- Mentoring Scheme, onboarding sessions and structured developmental feedback
- The chance to build your career within a growth environment.

**You Offer**:

- 3-4 years prior professional experience in Capital Advisory, Leveraged Finance, Transaction Services or Business Modelling experience, preferably in the mid market.
- Fluency and thorough understanding in Accounting, Corporate Finance and/or Leveraged Finance coupled with excellent Business Acumen.
- Great analytical skills and attention to detail, along with a willingness to develop and learn.
- Solid and growing understanding of business models and sectors coupled with a good grasp of corporate strategy and themes related to company growth and development.
- A proactive and self-motivated approach, with a commitment to personal growth, underpinned through professional and academic excellence as well as other pursuits and personal projects.
- Adaptability, dependabil