Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division (“IBD”) provides industry, regional, and product expertise to corporations, institutions, and government clients to develop and execute innovative, customized solutions to the most challenging strategic and financing issues in the global marketplace. IBD is comprised of a number of industry and country coverage groups that work closely with product teams in Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Capital Markets, and other groups throughout the Firm to provide relevant market insight, product creativity, and execution expertise to clients. These solutions include mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings; initial public offerings; public and private equity and equity‑linked financings; defense advisory assignments; strategic partnerships; public and private debt placements; share repurchases; and hedging, swaps, and derivative transactions.

Morgan Stanley’s Canada investment banking team (“Morgan Stanley Canada”) covers clients with a Canadian nexus across diverse industries and products, providing industry coverage and execution for a wide range of clients. Morgan Stanley has a longstanding franchise in Canada, with approximately 50 years of uninterrupted presence, and is consistently involved in sector-leading transactions.

We are seeking an Investment Banking Associate with strong investment banking experience to join Morgan Stanley Canada. This role would be based in our Toronto office and will offer diversified coverage across a variety of industries. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with global and Canadian corporate clients on a wide range of complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions and equity / debt financing transactions. This role would require strong collaboration with professionals throughout the global firm to deliver high quality advice and execution to our clients.

Qualifications:

• 1 – 2 years of experience within the investment banking industry as an Associate, or 3 – 4 years of experience as an Analyst and Associate
• Experience working on M&A and equity / debt financing transactions
• Strong modeling and communication skills; commercial instinct and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines
• An extraordinarily high level of motivation and commitment to working hard
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in developing a career in Investment Banking 
• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA, CA and/or CFA designation would be an asset

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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