Full-Time

Associate – Restructuring

Ducera Partners

Ducera Partners

11-50 employees

Boutique investment bank advising M&A

Compensation Overview

$200k - $250k/yr

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent)
  • Extensive knowledge of and background in investment banking, preferably with a restructuring focus
  • Completion of a profile on Suited to further assist in an evaluation of your candidacy: Creating a Suited Profile (link: https://app.wellsuited.com/join/mn4yuRoZYM8cjF5BAJkz)
Responsibilities
  • Develop various analyses, including: distress trigger analyses, operating models, recovery waterfalls, transaction capital structure models, valuations (DCF, M&A comps, and trading comps), and other situation specific analyses
  • Prepare and discuss comprehensive marketing materials (including case studies, CIMs, pitch book presentations, and teasers)
  • Prepare memoranda for internal and external use
  • Evaluate terms of credit agreements and indentures to determine restructuring alternatives and covenant compliance
  • Organize meetings with relevant stakeholders, including legal, financial, and operational advisors
  • Prepare financial and strategic buyers lists for various investment opportunities
  • Attend diligence sessions and assist with in-person site visits; and assist with coordination and sharing of due diligence amongst various parties
  • Maintain active involvement and participation in client facing situations and negotiations
  • Actively participate in intern training and recruiting efforts; provide mentorship and development to junior staff

Ducera Partners is a boutique investment banking firm that provides strategic advisory services for high-stakes financial deals, including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and capital raising for corporations, private equity firms, and other financial institutions. It earns fees for its advisory work, which can be a flat amount, a percentage of the deal value, or a mix of both. The firm differentiates itself through a stable, long-tenured senior team, strong emphasis on talent development, and a technology-driven recruitment platform called Suited that assesses work preferences, values, personality, stress response, and cognitive ability to hire well-aligned professionals. Its goal is to help clients achieve the best outcomes in complex financial transactions while building lasting relationships and a values-driven firm culture.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • John Vaske joins as Vice Chairman and M&A Co-Head from Temasek and Goldman in September 2024.
  • LIV Golf hires Ducera May 2026 to advise on multi-partner funding model amid sponsor growth.
  • Strategic collaboration with Corteva Catalyst leverages Quannix for agtech deal flow.

What critics are saying

  • PIF ends LIV Golf support end-2026, damaging Ducera's reputation on $5B loss-making mandate.
  • Piper Sandler poaches Mike Genereux and Andrew Vogt, eroding Ducera's senior restructuring team.
  • Evercore and Lazard dominate M&A, sidelining John Vaske's $850B pipelines in 12 months.

What makes Ducera Partners unique

  • Ducera specializes in complex M&A, restructuring, and liability management for high-stakes transactions.
  • Proprietary AI tool Quannix powers Ducera Growth Ventures to identify early-stage agtech investments.
  • Suited platform evaluates candidates on personality, values, and cognitive fit for team cohesion.

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Benefits

Mentorship by Industry Veterans

Highly Collaborative Environment

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Company News

Ducera Partners
Mar 19th, 2025
Andrew Vogt Joins Ducera Partners as a Managing Director in the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Group

NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 - Ducera Partners LLC ("Ducera"), a leading investment bank, today announced that Andrew Vogt has joined the firm as a Managing Director.

BNN Bloomberg
Sep 9th, 2024
Ducera Taps Temasek, Goldman Alum Vaske as Partner, M&A Co-Head

(Bloomberg) - Ducera Partners hired John Vaske, Temasek Holdings Pte's former head of Americas and a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner, as vice chairman, partner and co-head of mergers and acquisitions.

CityBiz
May 20th, 2024
Emily Katz-Turner Joins Ducera Partners as a Managing Director

Emily Katz-Turner joins Ducera Partners as a Managing Director.

Business Wire
May 20th, 2024
Emily Katz-Turner Joins Ducera Partners As A Managing Director

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ducera Partners LLC (“Ducera” or the “Firm”), a leading investment bank, today announced that Emily Katz-Turner has joined the Firm as a Managing Director. She will bring her experience analyzing complex contractual and structural situations to Ducera, and focus on liability management opportunities and/or mandates where liabilities may present adverse implications to stakeholders. Ms. Katz-Turner joins Ducera from Morgan Stanley where she was an Executive Director within the fixed income division where she worked as a credit and legal analyst in the Distressed Trading Desk and Special Situations Group. Prior to Morgan Stanley, she served as an analyst at Chimney Rock Investments where she specialized in providing legal, regulatory and valuation analyses, and market research for investment opportunities across the capital structure. Before that, she practiced law at Weil, Gotshal Manges LLP

Business Wire
Mar 25th, 2024
Ducera Growth Ventures Announces Strategic Collaboration With Corteva Catalyst

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ducera Partners LLC, a leading investment bank, today announced that its venture capital investment platform, Ducera Growth Ventures (“Ducera Growth”) has established a strategic collaboration with Corteva Catalyst, a new platform launched by Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) which is designed to identify innovative companies for potential investment or strategic partnership. Ducera Growth Ventures combines investment banking expertise and advanced methodologies, including its proprietary AI tool, Quannix®, to provide unique insights into early-stage companies with growth potential. “Our newly formed Corteva Catalyst platform is designed to access and bring to market agricultural innovations that advance Corteva’s strategic priorities and drive value creation,” said Sam Eathington, EVP, Corteva Chief Technology and Digital Officer. “The additional insights we will gain through our collaboration with Ducera Growth will bolster our ability to identify the next generation of technologies that can help to address the challenges farmers face globally.”