Dear Investment Banking Division Recruiting Team,
I am writing to express my strong interest in the Investment Banking Analyst position at Goldman Sachs. Having spent two years at Lazard's M&A advisory group, I am eager to deepen my deal execution experience within a firm of Goldman's calibre and global reach.
At Lazard, I supported eight live M&A transactions with an aggregate deal value exceeding $14B, spanning technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. My responsibilities included building and stress-testing fully integrated three-statement models, coordinating due diligence across 12 workstreams, and preparing board-level presentation materials. I was lead analyst on a $2.4B carve-out where I developed the operational model used by both the client and the acquirer's CFO team throughout negotiations.
Goldman Sachs' leadership in technology M&A and your collaborative, intellectually rigorous culture are precisely what I am looking for in the next stage of my career. I am excited by the prospect of working on complex, cross-border transactions and learning from world-class senior bankers.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to speak with your team.
Sincerely,
Olivia Grant