Vice President Investment Banking, REGAL

POSITION

The Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging Group is actively seeking a Vice President to join our New York office. This REGAL vertical is extremely active with both private and public company transaction activity in the U.S. and internationally. The candidate will be based in New York but working with senior coverage officers across real estate, gaming and lodging globally to spearhead execution and marketing and support idea generation.

The candidate will also have the opportunity to hone coverage skills and call on private and public companies over the next several years to establish his / her own client universe.

Vice President’s will assume significant responsibilities related to pitching and executing advisory and capital markets transactions for a broad group of public and private clients. These responsibilities afford direct and active interaction with the senior executive management teams of our clients and will include the following:

• Assist in and lead the execution of M&A, restructuring and recapitalization transactions as well as equity and debt financings
• Work with a team on the preparation of pitch books and live deal materials including offering memoranda, confidential information memoranda, management presentations, lender presentations, and prospectuses
• Direct the preparation financial analyses to include valuation, discounted cash flow, pro forma merger, precedent transaction, and comparable companies analyses
• Analyzing business plans and participating in due diligence sessions
• Develop client relationships through deal execution and pitching
• Travel with MDs to help in client coverage
• Carry the in-office culture

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferably in Finance/Accounting and at least 6+ years of Investment Banking experience; OR an MBA and three years of relevant REGAL investment banking experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong modeling background with familiarity running LBOs, real estate waterfalls and REIT merger math
• Ability to manage a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously
• Resourceful self-starter, able to work autonomously and as team player

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.

-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker‑dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker‑dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform.

We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law.

We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part‑time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage;

401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full time employees, paid parental leave.