Investment Banker
Our client, an integrated full-service investment dealer is looking to expand its Investment Banking team in the Technology sector. Serving clients through research, trading and investment banking in the small capitalization sector. Placing above all, expertise, experience, and a sense of innovation to bring added-value to all clients and activities
As an Investment Banker, the focus is on business development: acquiring clients, identifying new opportunities for existing clients and closing deals. This
typically involves:
- Sales (Origination): Identifying opportunities where clients
may require the support of an Investment Bank.
- Underwriting: Helping organizations obtain new sources
of funding (e.g. corporate lending, release of shares) and writing
prospectuses (i.e. reports detailing information about the firm, its
structure, and the nature and purpose of the funding).
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Advising on opportunities for
mergers and acquisitions based on analysis of the potential future value
of the organizations involved, and helping structure the agreement between
the companies.
Key Job Accountabilities
Perform business development:
- Identify new business opportunities
and approach existing and/or potential clients.
Research investment banking opportunities and provide advice on deals:
- Use quantitative modelling to
determine the value of organizations, future cash flows and sensitivities
associated with outputs/forecasts.
- Stay attuned to capital
markets, financial and investment information, developments in specific
organizations/companies, and industry, political and economic trends to
develop recommendations on investments and/or deals.
Negotiate and structure deals:
- Coordinate investment teams (e.g.
other Investment Bankers, researchers, accountants, lawyers,
administrative staff) and company management to structure and negotiate
terms of deals, managing the cycle from initial contact through to
contract signing.
Knowledge, Skills &
Experience
- Excellent
Relationship Management: Strong interpersonal skills to build and sustain
long-term relationships with clients and professionals
- Financial & Statistical Analysis
& Modelling: Ability to analyze technical outputs from models,
financial data from the organization and statistical data from the
marketplace
- Data Interpretation, Sense-making
& Communication Skills: Clearly synthesize and interpret information
for reports and recommendations
- Team Collaboration & Information
Sharing: Ability to collaborate to develop recommendations and structure
deals
- Knowledge of investment products and
trading of financial instruments (e.g. trading of derivatives, foreign
exchange, commodity markets, equity securities)
- Knowledge of regulatory and
legislative policy and procedures for the financial sector (e.g. risk
management policies and limitations in trading, derivatives and investing)
- Knowledge of risk and credit
management in the financial sector
