Associate Vice President

Our client is an independent boutique investment banking advisory firm based in Singapore, with a presence across Asia. They specialize in private financing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and restructuring advisory services. Their work spans various industry sectors, including Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT), Consumer and Retail, Industrials, Real Estate and Hospitality, and Infrastructure.

The Associate Vice President is responsible for leading a team of Associates and Analysts in executing transactions.

**Client Relationship Management**:

- Maintain regular communication with clients.
- Ensure clear and timely updates on deal progress.
- Address any client-related issues in collaboration with the MD/Director/Senior VP.
- Foster client relationships after deal closure.
- Cultivate relationships with the investor community, including Private Equity Funds, Banks, and Sponsors.
- Develop new business relationships and enhance existing ones.

**Transaction Execution**:

- Provide support to the senior team during execution.
- Manage the operational aspects of prospective deals from origination to conversion into clients and finally into mandates.
- Understand client requirements and offer appropriate services/products.
- Guide the junior deal team in drafting the Engagement Letter, especially regarding commercial terms and key deliverables.
- Oversee client transactions by reviewing all analysis and presentations created by the deal team.
- Conduct financial modeling and structuring.
- Manage operational aspects of a deal or mandate.

**Supervision and Guidance in Analytical Deal Documentation Creation**:

- Create financial models using Excel and other tools.
- Carry out financial analyses, including DCF, Proforma earnings, accretion/dilution, and sum-of-the-parts.
- Conduct comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, and trading multiples.
- Perform client due diligence.

**Deal Generation**:

- Research and analyze various companies and industries.
- Build necessary knowledge and data for current and upcoming transactions.
- Participate in forums, conferences, and seminars to establish connections.
- Identify contacts for potential clients.
- Provide leads and potential deal connections to the Director.

**General Responsibilities**:

- Lead and manage the team.
- Assign tasks to team members.

**Job Requirements**:
**Knowledge Requirements**:

- Strong industry analysis, financial analysis, and modeling skills, including DCF, SOTP, and valuation.
- Ability to comprehend both qualitative and quantitative data and communicate clearly.
- Good understanding of the sectors and industries that the company focuses on.
- In-depth knowledge of specific sectors/industries, including their issues, trends, and outlook.
- Proficiency in building financial models using financial tools and spreadsheets.
- Capability to conduct complex financial analyses and offer suitable corporate finance solutions.
- Comprehensive understanding of the various Investment Banking products offered by the company.

**Skills Required**:

- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Capability to manage multiple transactions and projects.
- Proficiency in researching using libraries and the web, as well as databases like Capital IQ and Bloomberg.
- Quick adaptability to new ideas.
- Ability to perform well under pressure in various situations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with senior management and all staff.
- Capacity to function in a time-sensitive environment.
- Strong analytical, report writing, and summary writing skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and commercial instinct.
- Valuation skills, including DCF, SOTP, and relative valuation.
- Expertise in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
- Good command of English with strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.