Analyst - Strategic Advisory (France Coverage) - Experienced Hire

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
In-Office
Junior
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Analyze financial markets, industries, companies, and investment opportunities for strategic advisory and M&A engagements. Perform valuation, financial risk assessment, benchmarking, quantitative modeling, and due diligence. Prepare written analyses for management and clients, and participate in client meetings, negotiations, and transaction-related sessions. The role requires strong analytical and writing skills, attention to detail, initiative, and the ability to work independently and under pressure.
Summary Generated by Built In

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com. 

Responsibilities

PJT Partners’ Strategic Advisory French Coverage team in Paris is seeking for an Analyst with strong analytical and writing skills, who takes initiative, has great attention to detail, works well under pressure, and has the ability to perform both independently and within teams in a boutique investment advisory firm. The Strategic Advisory group is one of the most experienced investment banking teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions of the past twenty years. Our global team focuses on a diverse set of industries, including, technology media telecommunications, natural resources, power & utilities, industrials, healthcare, and real estate.

Analysts within Strategic Advisory would be responsible for the following:

  • Analysing financial data and developments in financial markets important to the business of PJT Partners.
  • Conducting research of targeted industries for investment purposes.
  • Performing valuation analysis of prospective investment opportunities under consideration, including the assessment of financial risks.
  • Comparing a company’s financial data with other companies of the same industry, size, and location to the forecast of industry trends.
  • Designing and developing quantitative models to assess the economic performance of targeted companies.
  • Preparing written analysis and evaluations of investment opportunities for use by PJT Partners management and review by clients.
  • Participating in both internal and external client meetings, negotiation of contracts and other agreements, and due diligence sessions.
Qualifications

PJT Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Minimum 1-2 years of directly comparable (Investment Banking) experience with particular focus on M&A
  • Fluency in French and English is required
  • Resume must be in PDF format  

PJT is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law. PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

California Applicants: PJT Partners will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Applicant Privacy Notice:

View our Applicant Privacy Notice https://info.pjtpartners.com/PJT_Global_Applicant_Privacy_Notice here. If you are a California resident, please refer to our California Applicant Privacy Notice https://info.pjtpartners.com/California_Applicant_Privacy_Notice for further information.

*In order to be considered, please ensure your resume/CV is submitted in PDF format.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Minimum 1 year of directly comparable investment banking experience, particularly focused on M&A
  • Fluency in French and English
  • Resume or CV submitted in PDF format

PJT Partners Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PJT Partners and has not been reviewed or approved by PJT Partners.

  • Pay Growth & Progression Compensation per person has increased in recent years and is characterized as highly competitive, particularly in front‑office roles. Feedback suggests many consider total compensation to be among the strongest in the sector.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity awards are used for eligible higher‑earning employees and vest over multiple years, aligning employees with long‑term firm performance. Feedback suggests equity forms a meaningful part of total rewards for those who qualify.
  • Parental & Family Support Caregiver leave for primary and secondary caregivers is extensive, and family support services such as backup care are included. Feedback suggests these programs add tangible value for employees with caregiving responsibilities.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
1,573 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

PJT Partners is a premier, global, advisory-focused investment bank that was built from the ground up to be different. Our highly experienced, collaborative teams provide independent advice coupled with old-world, high-touch client service. This ethos has allowed us to attract some of the very best talent in the markets in which we operate. We deliver leading advice to many of the world’s most consequential companies, affect some of the most transformative transactions and restructurings and raise billions of dollars of capital around the globe to support startups and more established companies.

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