Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is seeking an investment banking professional to join our Financial Sponsor Coverage Team. The candidate should have a minimum of three years of experience in a combination of investment banking and or business development, excellent communication and organization skills, and an interest in business origination and relationship building.

The position will be based in Chicago and report to the Head of BGL’s Financial Sponsor Coverage Team, who is based in New York.

The responsibilities and opportunities of the position will evolve over time and be based on the most critical needs of the group and our clients but will expect to include the following:

Client Focused Responsibilities and Opportunities

• Identify and cultivate opportune relationships for BGL
• Identify and pursue high-quality M&A and leveraged finance opportunities within the private equity marketplace
• Introduce and market BGL coverage bankers to the private equity community
• Ensure BGL’s deal inventory and other transaction opportunities are presented to the private equity marketplace
• Attend industry conferences and networking events
• Develop annual reviews for target private equity clients

Internal Focused-Client Coverage Responsibilities and Opportunities

• Manage BGL’s CRM (Salesforce) ensuring the capture of all relevant correspondence and intelligence from private equity clients
• Develop annual coverage strategies/objectives, with BGL coverage bankers, for target private equity clients
• Evaluate each private equity firm’s unique investment criteria and maintain BGL’s proprietary database of private equity intelligence

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Three or more years of previous experience in Investment Banking or relevant business development role
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ambitious team player with a commitment to excellence

• BGL requires that all successful applicants be fully vaccinated (you must be (i) 2 weeks following receipt of the final dose in a multiple-dose vaccine series or (ii) 2 weeks following receipt of a single-dose vaccine) against COVID-19 as a condition of employment and provide proof of such vaccination prior to commencement of employment.
• BGL is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.