Capital Markets Advisory Associate - FIG - Selby Jennings

This is a recruiter advert. Selby Jennings is the agency and the employer is never named; the advert describes it only as 'a highly visible advisory platform with strong growth opportunities'. Do not assume which firm it is. Posted 1 September 2026, full time, London. Source

'Capital Markets Advisory' means advising financial-institution clients on how to raise capital rather than running the syndicate desk that sells it. The advert's own list of transactions is 'equity, debt, hybrid capital, and strategic advisory', and the analysis is of industry, company and capital structure across FIG sectors. 'Associate' is the band above Analyst: leading analytical workstreams, building and reviewing complex financial models and valuation analyses, preparing client presentations, board materials and investor marketing documents, managing transaction processes with clients, investors, legal advisers and other stakeholders, and mentoring junior team members. Source

'FIG' is the Financial Institutions Group, whose clients are banks, insurers, asset and wealth managers, exchanges, payments firms and specialty lenders. It runs a different analytical framework from corporate coverage: banks are capital-constrained and read through CET1, leverage ratios, MREL, ROTE and justified P/TBV rather than P/E, and the liability side matters as much as the asset book. That is why capital structure advice to these clients is a specialism of its own. Source

The employer and the team are not stated. The advert describes a FIG capital markets and advisory seat at an unnamed 'advisory platform', so nothing in our own data attaches to this posting and we cannot say how large the team is or what it has advised on.

What the advert says about the environment: you work directly with senior bankers and corporate clients, support execution from inception to completion, and are expected to contribute to a collaborative team. The closing line addresses people 'currently working in FIG Investment Banking or Capital Markets' looking for a visible platform with growth, which is the recruiter's description of who they expect to place. Source

Selby Jennings is the recruitment firm behind the advert, not the employer. Applying here means applying to the agency; the client's own process starts only once the recruiter puts you forward. Source

This is a lateral hire with a wide band stated: 3 to 7 years within investment banking, from a Strategic Advisory, M&A or PCA team, with strong FIG experience. It is not a student seat. Associate stays in the record because it is the ceiling of junior, but this search is for someone already doing FIG banking or capital markets. 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 a 3 to 7 year range suggests the client will take an Associate at any point in the band rather than a specific year.

Candidate profile: 3 to 7 years of experience within investment banking, from a Strategic Advisory, M&A or PCA team; strong Financial Institutions Group experience; a strong understanding of capital markets products and capital structures; excellent financial modelling and valuation skills; advanced Excel and PowerPoint; outstanding analytical, communication and stakeholder management abilities; and a strong academic background from a leading university. Source

'PCA' in the profile is private capital advisory, the team that raises private capital for clients; listing it alongside M&A and strategic advisory tells you the client values capital-structure thinking over pure M&A execution. If your background is capital markets rather than M&A, that is a fit here where it might not be on a sector M&A seat.