2026 Guggenheim Securities Investment Banking Analyst – Los Angeles Aerospace & Defense

About the role

Join Guggenheim Securities’ Global Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking team in Los Angeles as an Analyst. Support M&A advisory and equity and fixed-income capital-raising assignments, working closely with senior bankers and clients. The role offers formal and hands-on training and is designed for candidates pursuing promotion to Associate and a long-term banking career.

Responsibilities

• Prepare client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants.
• Build complex financial models and perform valuation analysis.
• Draft management, lender, fairness opinion, pitchbook, and other client-facing documents.
• Conduct due diligence and prepare information memoranda and transaction documentation.
• Research competitors, sectors, and industry trends to support strategic recommendations.
• Develop strategic frameworks and communicate recommendations to senior leadership and clients.

Training and Development

• Receive formal and hands-on investment banking training.
• Develop skills in M&A process management, financial analysis, data analysis, presentations, communication, and negotiations.
• Work on major strategic and financing assignments within small client teams.
• Gain meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree received in December 2025 or expected in Spring 2026.
• Acquire the SIE, Series 79, and Series 63 licenses within 150 days of employment.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, communication, process management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Show maturity, initiative, creativity, enthusiasm for learning, and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Collaborate effectively while interfacing with company executives and senior management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is preferred.

Work Location and Compensation

• Work from the Los Angeles office at least four days per week.
• Base salary is $110,000; total compensation may include incentive compensation.
• Prior internships in investment banking, accounting, consulting, private equity, hedge funds, or corporate finance are advantageous.