Close Brothers is a leading independent corporate finance adviser with a difference:

- We are a purely advisory firm, with no lending or broking offering, enabling us to offer our clients objectivity based on true independence.

- Our independence enables us to earn the trust of our clients and to build long term relationships

- Our independent advice focuses on six areas
o mergers and acquisitions
o initial public offerings
o structuring and raising debt
o corporate restructuring
o advising pension trustees
o advising private equity groups.

- With 100 people in London and 150 across Europe our size allows us to be entrepreneurial, to move quickly in response to new opportunities and to constantly differentiate ourselves from our competitors.

- This difference has enabled us to become one of the leading advisers to companies in the UK mid market

What will the Close Brothers difference mean for you?

- You will have the opportunity to work across multiple sectors and product areas, as part of our Analyst rotation programme, broadening your experience and making your work more varied and interesting

- Working in small focused teams you will get immediate access to clients on both marketing and execution projects.

- We recruit for the long term and aim to develop you into our successful senior bankers of the future

- We are not hierarchical and our flat structure allows you to contribute to all that we do from day one and for strong performers to progress rapidly within the organisation

- Whilst the provision of best advice to our clients is out absolute priority our offices maintain an open and friendly atmosphere

- Our senior staff are focussed on the progression and development of our new recruits and will take a regular and active role in your career development.

The job will require hard work and a determined attitude to succeed but the opportunities and rewards are extensive.