Corporate and Leveraged Finance Associate
Business type
Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking
Job title
Corporate and Leveraged Finance Associate
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Job summary
Summary
- Assist the seniors in the origination of new business for the department on Corporate & Leveraged Finance, including leveraged and TMT loans, Corporate Event-driven financing, and fund-financing transactions.
- Support the Rating and Capital Structure Advisory activity (modelling, pitch books, research, etc.).
- Support deal execution as a capacity of financial advisor, arranger, underwriter or other roles (agent, etc.) throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Key Responsibilities
- Transaction execution: Negotiation of the term sheet; preparation of credit process; financial modelling and documentation; ongoing monitoring of portfolio transaction.
- Research, marketing and the preparation of proposals or presentations to prospective clients.
- Drafting and follow-up of business opportunity memo, credit applications and annual reviews.
- Generally, assistance to the teams in all commercial, execution, marketing and reporting / budgeting functions.
- Support and guide the more junior members of the team.
- Travel and irregular over-time work will be required.
Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities
- Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Compliance manual and the Financial Crime Policy. Complete any mandatory training in line with legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements.
- Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.
- Refrain from taking any steps which could lead to the removal of certification of fitness and properness to perform the role.
- Undertake all necessary steps to satisfy the annual certification process.
- Comply with all applicable conduct rules as prescribed by the relevant regulator.
Geographical area
City
Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or relevant discipline.
Level of minimal experience
3-5 years.
Experience
At least 4 to 6 years’ relevant experience in leveraged, TMT & acquisition finance or M&A, syndicated loan origination.
Required skills
- Ability to multi-task and work within a dynamic and evolving environment.
- Credit, financial analysis and financial modelling skills.
- Detail-oriented with good organization, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English; fluency in Mandarin (ability to read and write) is a plus.
General information
Entity
About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB): Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). 8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients. For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/ By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.