Vice-President, Investment Banking
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 will lead execution across M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory mandates while serving as a primary point of contact for founders, investors, and senior executives. You will manage full workstreams, oversee Associates and Analysts, and drive high-quality client deliverables. You'll work closely with the firm's leadership on live mandates, business development, and market positioning in a fast-moving environment at the intersection of finance and technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 6-10 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development (crypto or fintech experience preferred).
- Proven track record executing M&A or capital raising transactions with ownership of complex workstreams.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing junior team members.
- Excellent communication, client management, and project leadership abilities.
- Ability to operate independently in a lean, high-performing environment and navigate evolving crypto and fintech markets.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage full execution of M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory processes, including diligence, valuation, investor engagement, and process design.
- Act as day-to-day client lead, coordinating materials, data requests, negotiations, and transaction workstreams.
- Review and refine deliverables prepared by Associates and Analysts, ensuring accuracy across financial models, industry research, and client presentations.
- Prepare and present pitch materials, CIMs, management presentations, and other transaction documents for internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop perspectives on market structure, competitive dynamics, and valuation trends across digital assets, infrastructure, payments, and Web3 ecosystems.
- Support origination through idea generation, market mapping, and preparation for client pitches alongside senior leadership.