Investment Banking, Transportation & Infrastructure - Associate
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value primarily due to competitive placement within the investment banking space, with clear expectations and responsibilities.
- Role involves high-profile financial transactions and advisory.
- Opportunity to collaborate with experienced investment teams.
- Potential for career advancement within a reputable firm.
Pros
- Opportunity to work on high-impact transactions.
- Growth potential within a leading financial services firm.
- Collaborative environment with experienced professionals.
Cons
- High-pressure environment with tight deadlines.
- Lack of clarity on compensation structure.
- Potentially long hours typical in investment banking.
Who it's for
Mid-level to Senior • On-site
Good fit
- Mid to senior-level finance professionals.
- Individuals with strong analytical skills.
- Candidates aiming for a competitive investment banking career.
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without relevant financial exposure.
- Individuals uninterested in high-stress team environments.
- Those seeking role stability without transactional dynamics.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Investment Banking, Transportation & Infrastructure – Associate (London)
Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division is seeking an Associate to join our Transportation & Infrastructure team based in London.
In the Investment Banking Division, we offer global expertise in market analysis and in advisory and capital-raising services for corporations, institutions, and governments.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
About The Team:
The Transportation & Infrastructure team covers airlines and airline services, logistics and postal services, maritime, rail and other transportation services as well as transport infrastructure clients (airports, roads, ports, concession groups etc) on a pan-European basis.
Within the European Investment Banking Division, the Transportation & Infrastructure team works with regional and international clients on a wide range of complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder relations, recapitalisations, demergers, leveraged buyouts and defences against unsolicited takeover attempts, strategy advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions.
What you’ll do in the role:
Associates work on assignments which include various types of different transactions (M&A, capital markets) and business development projects. They will play an important role on teams that include senior professionals who will encourage you to go beyond the numbers and think creatively.
Responsibilities will include:
- Helping to manage / support in the execution of corporate finance transactions (including IPOs, M&A, strategic advisory).
- Creating and analysing financial models with a high degree of granularity.
- Gathering market data to analyse trends and help value companies and transactions.
- Creating, drafting, and taking ownership of presentations and memoranda for a wider audience both internally within the firm as well as externally.
- Contributing to team discussions and client meetings.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Educated to degree level from a leading university (or equivalent).
- Relevant Investment Banking (corporate finance/M&A) experience or equivalent required.
- Fluency in English. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.
- Strong analytical and modelling skills.
- Knowledge of accounting and financial concepts; ability to analyse and value businesses.
- Results-driven team player who performs well under pressure and against tight deadlines.
- Commitment to excellence and maintain high professional and ethical standards
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.
