Business Development Analyst

Known for its unique entrepreneurial culture that values teamwork and transparency, Intrepid offers highly motivated individuals the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to client engagements and take on important leadership initiatives within the firm, resulting in a high level of job satisfaction while building a solid foundation for your career. Our culture values the development and well-being of our team-members and fosters strong camaraderie throughout the firm, resulting in what we believe is some of the highest retention rates in the industry.

Intrepid is a specialty investment bank and provides M&A, capital raising and strategic advisory services to entrepreneurs, family-owned companies, private equity sponsors and major corporations, through dedicated banking teams with deep industry sector experience and over three decades of experience. The firm is based in Los Angeles, with additional offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Charlotte. Intrepid is the middle-market advisory arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MUFG), one of the largest financial groups in the world.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

The Buy-side Analyst will support Intrepid bankers by qualifying potential targets through qualitative research, utilizing publicly available information as well as proprietary information services leveraged by Intrepid. Specifically, the primary function of the Buy-side Analyst is to understand the criteria (products, markets, sales channel, etc.) that desirable target companies for a given strategy will have and identify those that best align with the criteria provided. The successful Buy-side Analyst will be detail-oriented, excellent at multi-tasking, and have a desire to learn about multiple industries as well as the strategies deployed by private equity groups and strategic acquirers to execute on value-creation strategies.

Buy-side Analyst will be exposed to both buy-side and sell-side strategies at a middle-market focused investment bank. Responsibilities for the position may include assisting in the design and preparation of marketing, client and deal specific materials and reports for each project. Previous finance experience is not necessary as most research is qualitative in nature.

You will be involved in all phases of origination including:

• Identifying suitable acquisition candidates through various research methods and tools
• Qualifying potential acquisition opportunities through conversations with decision-makers to determine mutual interest in further discussions
• Introducing qualified acquisition opportunities to clients
• Facilitating the exchange of information from target to client
• Additional responsibilities in support of the above

Qualifications
 

• Strong academic credentials with a 4-year college degree
• Team player willing to take an integral role in Intrepid’s growth
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and pride in workmanship
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as part of a team
• Self-starter willing to work in an entrepreneurial, demanding, and fast-paced environment
• Obtain necessary FINRA licenses

Compensation & benefits:

The typical base pay range for this role is $70,304 to $75,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.