Director, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance.India - Investment Banking.Corporate & Investment Banking Group
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Shall be part of transaction team and work on originating, structuring, negotiating and executing transactions which will inter alia involve pitching and credit profiling (financial and market analysis/ due diligence, rating and industry report reviews, assessing trends in debt market, soft market circling) for existing and prospective Borrowers / Issuers across Corporates and Family Offices, Financial Sponsors and Financial Institutions.
- Close coordination with various stakeholders (including Coverage, operations, Agency, other banks, etc) in the documentation and disbursement of various transactions (including the ability to work with legal counsels independently)
- Supporting the distribution team in selling transactions to potential investors
- Managing relationships with external legal counsels as well as internal legal, documentation & risk teams.
- Handling & managing post-closing matters, on a need basis, such as covenant compliance, condition subsequent, special client requirements, or one-off amendment processes
- Support deal origination efforts with both prospective and existing clients
- Work closely with internal (Coverage, risk management, Legal, Compliance, etc) and external (Clients, other Banks, Legal Counsels, etc) stakeholders to structure deals meeting the requirement of all the parties.
- Fronting discussions with internal stakeholders, including senior management, risk management as well as other operational teams
- Putting together and negotiating structures (viz pitch books, discussion papers, term sheets, etc) that make a transaction bankable and executable within reasonable timelines and also meet client requirements.
- Closely working with external (client, participating banks & external legal counsels) and internal (documentation, legal, relationship & risk teams) for successful execution of facility agreement within the overall parameters & timelines
- 10-14 years or more experience in Investment Banking or Structured Finance.
- Previous experience of working on multi-bank transactions
- Strong credit, legal, regulatory knowledge, and marketing/business development skills are mandatory.
- Thorough awareness of various financial products/services.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills with the ability to perform as a team player
- MBA / CAs preferred. CFA is a plus
- Personal integrity, initiative, and leadership qualities