Investment Banking Analyst or Associate- Project Finance/ Real Estate

Team Overview:

The Project Finance and Real Estate team within Jefferies’ Municipal Finance division specializes in delivering innovative financing solutions and strategic advisory services for renewables, infrastructure and real estate-backed transactions. The team primarily focuses on debt execution for its clients across a wide range of public or private products across corporate, municipal and asset-backed securities markets. The team frequently collaborates with other groups throughout Jefferies.

The team is currently seeking an Analyst or Associate to join the New York office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct financial modeling and credit analysis for project finance and real estate ABS transactions.
• Prepare client presentations, offering memoranda, confidential information memoranda (CIMs), and rating agency materials.
• Assist in the execution of live deals, including investor outreach, pricing logistics, and transaction closings.
• Perform due diligence and market research.
• Collaborate with senior bankers and clients to develop tailored financing strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or an advanced degree.
• 2–5 years of experience in investment banking, capital markets or consulting, ideally from related fields to project finance, structured finance, renewables, energy and/or real estate capital markets.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest in infrastructure, real estate finance, or securitization.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with strong attention to detail.

Salary Range: $125,000-$200,000

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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia. 

 At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

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The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full time employees, paid parental leave.