Investment Banking Team Jobs

ABOUT THE POSITION:

MLK Real Estate Capital (“MLK”) is seeking an exceptional candidate to join its Investment Banking team. Candidates will join a highly collaborative team responsible to originate equity placement and debt placement assignments for Real Estate client sponsors. MLK offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of a boutique firm that represents some of the most prestigious real estate operators in the U.S. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in an unstructured environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Complete and review valuation analysis
• Originate equity placement and debt placement assignments from the Candidate’s database, as well as leverage/mine the firm’s clients for financing assignments.
• Perform client due diligence on both sponsor level and deal level
• Identify, research, and analyze equity placement and debt placement financing opportunities to determine quality of financing transaction.
• Attend networking events and industry related conferences
• Manage transaction execution process with collaborative support from analysts and other firm professionals
• Actively pursue financing opportunities among all property types incorporating the full capital stack.
• Utilize senior level relationships to secure and assess financing opportunities (Ideally the Candidate will have a rolodex and an established client base).
• Prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Proven networking skills for industry related events
• Analytical and attentive to detail
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives
• Effective process management abilities
• Strong presentation skills
• MBA in finance, economics, or a related field from a top university
• Solid understanding of Real Estate capital markets and spreadsheet modeling.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 2-5 years’ experience in investment banking (preferably in real estate finance)
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision

To succeed in the MLK culture, candidates must be self-starters and strive for results. We are looking for people who operate as business owners, adhere to the highest standards and think creatively to realize opportunities, wherever they may be.