M&A Internship 2022

The Analyst M&A London role will focus on supporting with the origination and execution of public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures in the global Food & Agriculture industry, which have a link to the UK and Ireland.  This encompasses inbound transactions, outbound transactions and domestic deals.

Context of Job

The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team is part of Rabobank’s global Advisory and Investments group, which is part of Rabobank’s Wholesale and Rural (W&R) division.  The mission of Rabobank’s Advisory group is to be the advisor of choice to chosen clients and prospects, on strategic events, including M&A.  The M&A group helps position the bank for strategic client decisions to generate ‘cross event’ income.  It requires client intimacy at decision-making level and long-term relationships with clients with a strategic wallet.

Rabobank’s M&A footprint is global, with local advisory teams based in Utrecht, London, Paris,  Madrid, New York, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Main activities in M&A origination

• Actively contribute to the preparation of pitch books/presentations for M&A clients, including in-depth industry, company analyses and valuations, etc.
• Supporting in the generation of M&A ideas for clients and prospects
• Identifying and monitoring sector trends

Main activities in M&A execution

• Preparing marketing materials and transaction documents, such as information memorandums, management presentations, process letters, overviews of potential buyers, etc.
• Carry out valuation analyses
• Support with due diligence coordination

Other general

• Support and contribute to building, improving and strengthening the cooperation with other Rabobank departments
• Help to assure the department to score well in terms of key KPI’s, including revenue generations, cost discipline, compliance, audit, client link usage and staff engagement.

Professional/ Managerial Autonomy

• Responsible for certain parts of pitches and analyses
• Executes parts of projects deals under supervision of more senior colleagues
• Contributes to expanding the knowledge of the team
• Contributes in administrative processes
• Makes a careful consideration between results and risks with a focus on maintaining and increasing customer confidence and guaranteeing the customer's interest

Key Relationships

• Global and Regional Head M&A, Management Team M&A
• Head M&A UK & Ireland
• MT GCC (Strategic alignment)
• General Manager London Branch
• General Manager Rabobank Dublin
• Head Corporate Clients and Lending UK
• Sector Banking
• Business heads e.g. AF, ABF, GCC & LPG
• RaboReseach (fka FAR) team
• Functional Heads of Compliance, HR, Risk Management, Audit & Legal

Key Performance Indicators include

• Collective global M&A KPIs including, but not limited to, income, elephant events, client service/feedback, Inclusion & Diversity and staff turn-over
• UK and Ireland income contribution
• 360 behavioural objectives as defined by M&A feedback forms

Business Knowledge/ Technical Skills

• Good understanding of M&A and valuation analyses
• Excellent numerical, analytical and diagnostic skills – able to use different tools and techniques to monitor and interpret internal and external trends/issues
• Good project management skills
• Awareness of the overall purpose and strategic objectives of the Bank
• Awareness of the overall financial market environment

Systems Knowledge/ Skills

• General computer skills
• Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint

Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal, client relationship, influencing and communication skills
• Assertiveness with the ability to challenge others in a constructive way
• Able to manage and resolve conflict and other challenging issues
• Able to quickly develop and make use of personal credibility to communicate complex issues simply and compellingly to influence senior business leaders
• Excellent judgement and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and results focused
• Commercially focused, operationally strong and strategically responsive
• Demonstrates professional acumen, integrity, discretion, credibility and trustworthiness

Values & Behaviours

• Excellent customer focus; we are client driven and action oriented – I go the extra mile for my clients
• Meaningful co-operative; we are purposeful and courageous – I dare to make a difference for the world
• Rock-solid bank; we are professional and considerate – I am doing the right thing exceptionally well
• Empowered employees; we bring out the best in each other and keep learning – I make you better