Investment Banking Graduate Programme null

Build the foundation for an exciting and rewarding career, as part of New Zealand’s market-leading (and largest) investment banking team at Jarden.  

You’ll contribute to a range of high-calibre, complex corporate advisory projects and transactions, for both local and international clients. You’ll develop knowledge across mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, and debt capital markets. 

Working with us

For our 2025 graduate program, we’re looking for exceptional students with drive, tenacity, and a strong desire to contribute to a high-performing team.  

We offer world-class training and development, and access to some of the most interesting and complex work in the country. There are many opportunities for career progression – to share your ideas and take on responsibility at an early stage. 

The success of our team is built upon Jarden’s values - with an enduring focus on refusing to be average and being passionately curious. Recent examples of our work are outlined below. 

• Adviser to Spark on its sale of TowerCo to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for $1.175b
• Lead manager on Heartland’s $199m equity raise
• Adviser to thl on its acquisition of Apollo Tourism & Leisure for $157m
• Adviser to Precinct Properties on its formation of a $590m investment partnership with GIC
• Adviser to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of StraitNZ
• Adviser to Arvida on its acquisition of Arena Living and arranger of its associated $330m equity raise 
• Adviser to PowAR on the $3b takeover of Tilt Renewables 
• Joint Lead manager for Auckland Airport on its landmark $1.2b recapitalisation 
• Adviser to Metlifecare on its response to a $1.5b takeover offer from EQT 
• Adviser to Contact Energy on $400m equity raise to support funding of Tauhara geothermal investment 
• Adviser to Kathmandu on the A$350m acquisition of Rip Curl, and Lead Manager and Underwriter on the associated NZ$145m equity raise. 
• Adviser to Fonterra on the sale of Tip Top ice cream to Froneri for NZ$380m 

Application criteria: 

• A relevant tertiary qualification (complete, or nearing completion)  
• Exceptional university grades 
• Demonstrable interest in business and finance 
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills 
• Sound analytical skills 
• All candidates must have the legal right to work in New Zealand (including, if necessary, a work visa) 

All positions are full-time and based in Jarden’s Auckland office.  

Applications close at 12.00 pm on Wednesday 1 March 2024. 

We encourage you to pre-register/apply early as we will be moving candidates through to the next stage of recruitment on a rolling basis.