Asia Special Situations – Structurer - VP

• Understand the key commercial drivers for the transaction and produce draft terms for the transaction

• Define scope of legal due diligence and lead the legal diligence exercise

• Identify key risks, mitigants, and structural considerations for the transaction

• Assess covenants, collateral and identify key protections for the transaction

• Closely review legal documentation, prepare issues lists and work on arriving at common terms

• Review and share inputs on credit memo, financial model and financial diligence/ valuation reports

• Work closely with traders and credit analysts seamlessly as part of the deal team

• Work in infrastructure partners in Legal, Compliance, Tax, Finance and Operations for sign offs and smooth execution of the transaction

• Participate in conferences and industry get togethers to build a network and grasp market trends

• Provide timely credit updates and market commentary to internal stakeholders

• B.A. LLB (Hons)
• Professional certifications: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) preferred but not mandatory
• Experience with a law firm or in house with an investment bank/ private equity firm
• Experience in structured finance, lending or private equity transactions
• Strong documentation, writing and legal research skills
• Ability to assess complex capital structures and covenant packages
• Experience in Asian credit markets with exposure to special situations and complex deal structures
• Familiarity/ ability to learn regional regulatory frameworks, credit documentation standards and internal compliance requirements
• Strong ability to articulate investment theses through clear, concise memos and presentations.
• Strong commercial sense including business environment, sectoral trends; basic understanding of financial statements/ credit assessment
• Proficiency with Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Be a strong team player
• Programming skills/ exposure to Tableau, Qlikview, Python is an added benefit.
• Exposure to Generative AI/ ML
• Experience of working on Argus Software
• Familiar with Bloomberg or Trepp
• Familiar with various market reports like CoStar & REIS

• Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
• Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
• Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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