Investment Associate – Metals & Mining

About the role

Our client is seeking a Senior Investment Associate to join its Metals & Mining investment banking team, operating across the African continent. The role will advise clients on M&A transactions and a range of capital‑raising solutions, focusing on junior miners and strategic minerals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with mining corporates, developers, producers and financial sponsors.
• Screen prospective clients and evaluate new M&A and capital‑raising mandates.
• Prepare pitch materials, sector thought pieces and business‑development presentations.
• Assist in negotiating advisory mandates and coordinate with legal, technical and independent expert advisers.
• Build and review financial and valuation models, including life‑of‑mine DCF, NPV, resource‑based valuations and commodity price assumptions.
• Prepare information memoranda, teasers and other transaction marketing documents.
• Support negotiations on behalf of clients and contribute to firm‑wide business‑development initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum 4 years of investment banking or corporate finance experience.
• Prior transaction experience within metals & mining or broader natural resources sector.
• Strong technical capabilities in financial analysis, valuation and transaction structuring.
• Understanding of mining‑specific metrics, exploration, development and producing asset valuation.
• Proven ability to build relationships with corporate clients, financial sponsors and specialist investors.

Required skills