Join the Amvest Team

Amvest is always interested in talking with great business people interested in joining our experienced team of investment banking professionals.

Amvest Financial Group, Inc. is a national boutique investment bank specializing in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate finance and related services. Amvest generally works with clients with sales from $10 to $500 million on the sell side and on the buy side our clients will range from $25 million to several billion..

Amvest operates nationally and to an extent internationally from its corporate office in Independence, Missouri, through independent professionals and affiliates. Most professionals work from a home office or a shared office environment. Because of the size of client companies we deal with, it is very seldom that a client comes to our office. We almost always go to the client.

Skills and Requirements

We look for people with interpersonal skills, previous company ownership or executive level managers preferably with experience in acquiring or divesting a company, division or subsidiary and CPAs or attorneys. Although experience is important, the right attitude, discipline and desire are also very important. The following are characteristics and skills of investment bankers:         

• Analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership qualities
• Computer familiarity is essential including ability to use the internet, e-mail, the web and MS Office Suite software
• Ability to synthesize information is a must
• Interactive
• Team player, yet possessing the ability to work on ones own
• Self-motivated
• Ability to read and understand financial statements

Training

Most of the learning comes from on-the-job training, generally working under the guidance of our President and CEO and with other professional team members. Guidance and support is available from the corporate office. When appropriate, someone will accompany you to make presentations, sign up a new client, etc.

In addition a 3 day introduction and training is given to new professionals joining Amvest at its corporate office in Independence, Missouri.

Investment banking is a high-work, high-risk, high-reward profession. The hours can be long but often very exciting. You must be prepared for times of frustration when things fall apart and the situation is out of your control and times of exhilaration when everything clicks.

Success usually will depend on a professional’s ability to communicate with clients and close transactions. This means that every single day, the professional should be communicating with potential new clients. It must be considered that about half of our clients disappear after their company is sold.

A good network of contacts is very helpful. This may be in a region or in a specific field. We generally require a professional to specialize in a particular industry and 50% of his/her time is spent working in that industry.

A good understanding of business, an ability to ask the right questions and to understand a company, skilled in negotiations and being able to communicate that information in Offering Memorandums and other presentations are all very important.

Expected Earnings

An Amvest professional will spend most of his/her time setting up transactions where one company buys another. Amvest may represent the seller or an acquirer and this is Amvest’s and the professional’s primary source of income. Our services are described more completely in our brochure and on our website.

This area cannot be emphasized enough. A professional’s earnings will be a direct result of his/her efforts. Persistence and a continual program of contacting potential clients everyday will make a difference. As with any business, the more contacts made, the more clients gained. A professional’s earnings can range from nothing to a high six figures. Occasionally for a very dedicated professional, it would be possible to earn into the seven figures. Earnings will be a direct result of an professional’s efforts. No guarantees are made. If a professional were to complete two transactions in a year, he/she would most likely earn in excess of $150,000. It is also possible to work on a part-time basis under the right circumstances.

We hope this gives an overview of the industry and Amvest. We would be happy to discuss an opportunity with Amvest in more detail. We always welcome the addition of new qualified professionals.

Amvest gives professionals the support they need to succeed. What Amvest has to offer:

• Access to listings
• Access to buyers
• Lead referrals
• Advertising
• Internet advertising
• E-mail broadcasts to buyers
• Forms
• Legal contracts
• Deal structuring
• Support and guidance
• Marketing
• Marketing materials
• Want listings
• Investment groups
• Over 29 years experience
• Industry publications
• Financing sources
• Guidance in utilizing proven methods
• Publicity
• Newsletters
• Direct mail
• Prospect lists
• Access to other investment bankers for co-brokering
• Company web site
• Company e-mail system
• Access to other Amvest professionals
• Policy and Training Manual
• Access to the proprietary Amvest Computer Network

contact@amvest.com