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Your new companyThis boutique consultancy were early adopters of taking Valuations out of wider service firms and investing in it as a specialism in its own right. With a well-established and loyal client base, a strategic transaction of their own has yielded further investment, enabling them to not only take more market share but develop new specialisms at the same time. They are seasoned in consulting many scenarios, just a few of which include:
- Fairness opinions
- Intangibles and Intellectual Property
- Transfer Pricing, Royalties and IP Antitrust
- Private Equity and Structured Finance
- Debt Restructuring
- PPAs
- Tax valuations (private clients, incentive plans, share issues etc)
- Securitisation/Restructuring of intangible assets
- Transactions
and many moreYour new roleJoining as a new graduate in September 2025, you'll begin to rotate around their main specialist areas, spending time being mentored by specialists in intangibles & attestation, branding & intellectual property, tech/fintech, sport, expert services and more. A full job spec is available but your early responsibilities will involve preparing/assisting with Valuation reports for peer review by other associates and directors, including:
- Company and business valuations and shareholdings - contentious and non-contentious intangible asset valuations including brands, trademarks, patents, customer intangibles and copyrights - contentious and non-contentious.
- Providing research and technical support (e.g., excel, Cap iQ, Xero) and in due course assistance and training for junior valuers and analysts.
- Applying valuation techniques and advanced valuation models e.g., Discounted Cashflow, Black Scholes, Monte Carlo, Earnings multiples, Gordon Growth and similar.
- Assisting with business development to expand business, pitching new projects including fee estimate negotiation.
- Preparing and reviewing reports and models prepared by colleagues.
- Being a secondary client contact point and undertaking client meetings in UK and worldwide
Of course as you become more experienced, these responsibilities are enhanced: higher-level job specs are available to shortlisted candidates if desired, to evidence the development journey ahead of youWhat you'll need to succeedYou'll be a 2025 graduand or 2024 graduate from a highly numerical discipline, with strong preference given to:
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Finance/Business
Minimum grade of 2:1In addition:
- A team player who enjoys working in a small team.
- Interest in commercial businesses and measuring their value.
- Interest in valuing intangible assets
- Ideally (but not essential) a relevant internship or work experience gained during your degree
** Full rights to work unrestricted and indefinitely in the UK are an essential**What you'll get in return
- Training and mentoring on the job
- When ready, full support through the CFA training program
- A small and not "overly-layered" team where you have easy access to mentors and experienced professionals
- Experience being gained in a firm whose core business is your chosen specialism - not a support or ancillary function
- A qualification and experience which has a competitively broad base of applications and onward journeys
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. **Please note that Hays will be shortlisting and conducting first interviews with shortlisted candidates. Shortlisting will commence during w/comm 22nd April so please don't expect a response before then. Many thanks.**
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