Job Title Investment Banking Counsel (Mergers & Acquisitions and/or Capital Markets)
Corporate Title Vice President
Location New York, NY
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and/or Capital Markets attorney to join the Legal Department in our New York City office. You will join a team of attorneys responsible for providing legal support and legal risk management to Deutsche Bank’s U.S. M&A and Capital Markets businesses. This expands across a full range of buyside and sellside, and debt and equity transactions.
What We Offer You
A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
Educational resources, matching gift, and volunteer programs]
What You’ll Do
Negotiating financial advisory engagement letters relating to buyside and sellside transactions and other advisory assignments with investment banking clients, participating in fairness committees, and advising the Business on conflicts of interest matters
Providing clear and concise advice to business units regarding capital markets transactions for a wide range of domestic and international issuer types and debt and equity products, including registered and 144A/Reg S bond offerings, IPOs and follow-on equity offerings and private placements
Amending and/or reviewing and advising on pre-transaction and transaction documents from initial pitch phase through closing
Working with colleagues in the Legal Department and Compliance in the U.S. and overseas to coordinate advice regarding transactions and related matters
Assisting with policy and guideline formulation and delivering related training on topical issues to the Legal Department and business units
Create, maintain, and update legal form templates for M&A and capital markets matters
How You’ll Lead
Actively managing legal, regulatory and reputational risk issues and working with business units and legal billing group to manage outside legal counsel engagements and related costs and expenses
Skills You’ll Need
An active State Bar membership and extensive relevant experience at a major law firm and/or global investment bank
Extensive experience representing broker-dealers on financial advisory and/or capital markets transactions. Federal securities law expertise, including familiarity with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations relevant to capital markets transactions
Experience in both M&A and capital markets would be a plus, but applicants with expertise in only one area are welcome
Skills That Will Help You Excel
Qualified lawyer, in good standing with the New York State Bar
Strong analytical, organizational, multi-tasking and prioritizing skills
Capacity to assume responsibility for your own workload from an early stage
Ability to appropriately weigh legal risk, reputational and commercial issues in solving sophisticated legal problems
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Expectations
It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.
Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.
The salary range for this position in New York City is $125,000.00 to $280,000.00. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.
Deutsche Bank Benefits
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