Investment Banking Associate
Areta is a specialized advisory firm serving the digital assets industry, offering M&A, capital markets, and onchain services to leading crypto companies and institutions.
About Areta
Areta provides specialized mergers and acquisitions advisory, guiding buy- and sell-side transactions with strategic guidance and market intelligence for digital asset companies. It also supports institutional clients through capital markets services including private fundraising, secondary transactions, token launches, and market making advisory. Additionally, Areta offers onchain services such as commercial and growth strategy, special situations advisory, and delegation and staking for protocol founders and ecosystems. Its clients include exchanges, trading infrastructure providers, payments and stablecoin platforms, DeFi protocols, data and analytics firms, media companies, and tokenization/RWA projects, with team members drawn from institutions such as Blackstone, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, BCG, and McKinsey.
Skills
About the Role
You'll join a growing advisory team focused on digital assets, working closely with senior bankers and founders to support M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory mandates for some of the most innovative companies in the world. You'll take a leading role in transaction execution and client engagement, managing analysts, driving workstreams, and delivering high-quality materials and analysis. You'll contribute to all stages of the deal process, from origination to execution, in a fast-paced environment at the intersection of finance and technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- 2–4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development (crypto or fintech experience preferred)
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills with deep understanding of corporate finance and transaction execution
- Excellent communication, project management, and presentation abilities
- Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, globally distributed team
- Demonstrated interest in digital assets, Web3, or emerging technologies
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day execution of M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory mandates, including due diligence, valuation, and process management
- Oversee and review analyst work on financial models, market research, and client deliverables
- Prepare pitch materials, management presentations, and transaction documents for internal and external stakeholders
- Support senior bankers in client interactions, negotiations, and deal structuring
- Monitor market trends, token ecosystems, and valuation dynamics across the digital asset industry
- Contribute to business development by identifying new opportunities and supporting origination initiatives
Benefits
- Direct exposure to live transactions and client interactions from origination to closing
- Opportunity to work alongside senior leadership composed of alumni from Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and J.P. Morgan
- Significant responsibility and visibility within a lean, high-performing team
- Exposure to the most active crypto and Web3 ecosystems globally
- Competitive compensation with potential for performance-based bonuses