Global Corporate and Investment Banking (GCIB) provides advice and services to large corporations, governments and institutions around the world. GCIB provides the firm’s clients with a broad range of services and products, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic advice, lending, access to debt and equity capital markets, treasury services and tailored risk management solutions.

The Investment Banking division provides advice to CEOs, CFOs and Boards of Directors of our clients on strategic topics including mergers and acquisitions and capital structure. Our bankers also work closely with product specialists in Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets and Corporate Banking to originate and execute debt and equity financing and treasury solutions for our clients.

The Investment Banking division is organized across industry coverage, country/region, and product teams. Industry coverage teams include Consumer and Retail, Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Multi-Industries, Real Estate, Gaming and Leisure, and Telecoms, Media and Technology among others. 

 Product teams include Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Leveraged Finance.  Country coverage teams include all regions in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and are partially or fully based in regional offices.

Your training and development is our top priority with extensive formal training offered at the start of the program in addition to on the job support, educational speaker events and mentorship throughout.

• Work on projects alongside bankers in specific industry, product and country coverage groups, providing you with a unique learning opportunity.

• Help the team deliver solutions to clients leveraging full spectrum of the bank's capabilities

• Actively contribute to the preparation of client presentations and underlying financial analysis  

• Build relationships, knowledge and experience that will open doors to a wide range of future career opportunities 

• Through our unique pooling system, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple areas, giving you a first-hand understanding of the investment banking profession and offer you the chance to explore your best fit for full-time placement

• Candidates are required to be a recent graduate or in their final year of study pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university

• Applications are accepted from a diverse range of degree disciplines such as the arts and humanities, as well as numerically focused subjects such as economics and mathematics

• Strong A-level grades and on track for a minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent)

• Fluency in English is essential for all roles. For some roles fluency in Russian, Arabic  or Mandarin is essential to support the Global Corporate and Investment Banking business area and the activities of the division and managing international client relationships

• For some roles within Global Corporate and Investment Banking, a candidate should have a unique insight into the Sub Sahara Africa region with a benefit of active and on the ground experience and education so to advise clients on strategic topics including mergers and acquisitions and capital structure in this region

• You'll need to demonstrate drive, innovation and a genuine interest in the financial markets

• Team-work, leadership and problem-solving skills, plus creativity are key qualities, as is the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and interact with a variety of people

• Displays analytical and problem-solving skills

• Influences decisions and outcomes through effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates integrity and ethics by earning other’s trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions