Investment Banking M&A - Industrials Associate - Selby Jennings

This is a recruiter advert. Selby Jennings is the agency; the advert never names the employer at all, saying only that the seat is 'within an investment bank or recognised M&A advisory platform'. Do not assume which one. Posted 1 September 2026, full time, London. Source

'M&A' is the flagship advisory product: sell-side, buy-side, defence, fairness opinions, board advisory and restructuring, won through beauty parades and run over four to six months from seller diligence through buyer outreach, bids, SPA negotiation and closing. The core deliverables are the information memorandum, management presentation, data room and the valuation work behind them. Source

'Industrials Associate' means the band above Analyst on an industrials M&A team. The advert's list: supporting the execution of sell-side, buy-side and strategic advisory mandates; financial modelling, valuation analysis and preparation of client materials; coordinating due diligence workstreams and managing key transaction processes; developing sector knowledge across the wider Industrials landscape; and working directly with Directors and Managing Directors on live transactions and business development. Source

The employer and the team are not stated. The advert describes only the shape of the seat, an Industrials M&A team at an unnamed bank or advisory platform, so nothing in our own data attaches to this posting and we cannot say how big the team is or what it has worked on.

What the advert does give is the sector map the team expects you to know: Business Services, Industrial Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Aerospace & Defence, Manufacturing, Packaging, Capital Goods or related sub-sectors, with both corporate and private equity clients on domestic and cross-border mandates. Source

Industrials in London banking is eight sub-sectors that behave differently, from defensive aerospace aftermarket and government-funded defence to cyclical capital goods and transport. The skill is reading a backlog, separating aftermarket from OEM revenue, normalising earnings across the cycle and running sum-of-the-parts on conglomerates. Source

Selby Jennings is the recruitment firm behind the advert, not the employer. Applying here means applying to the agency; the hiring firm's own process starts only once the recruiter puts you forward, and the advert gives no application instructions beyond the board's own apply button. Source

This is a lateral hire with the bar stated in years: 4 to 6 years of investment banking experience, the majority spent advising on M&A in Industrials, and 'currently operating at Associate level, or a Senior Analyst ready to step into an Associate role'. It is not a student seat. Associate stays in the record because it is the ceiling of junior, but this one is a step-up or sideways move for someone already on a deal team. Source

No application deadline is stated. The board lists the advert as valid through 13 October 2026, which is the listing's expiry, not a closing date. Recruiter searches run until the client hires and the same mandate is often re-posted under new dates.

Candidate profile: 4 to 6 years of investment banking experience, mostly on Industrials M&A; currently an Associate, or a Senior Analyst ready to step up, at an investment bank or recognised M&A advisory platform; a demonstrable track record executing complex M&A from inception to completion; strong sector expertise across the Industrials sub-sectors listed; advanced financial modelling, valuation and analytical capability with the ability to work independently on live transactions; experience with both corporate and private equity clients on domestic and cross-border mandates; strong academic credentials and excellent communication; and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced execution environment. Source