Job Description

• Preparation and production of Acquisition Finance & Advisory pitch books for corporate clients in liaison with other business lines
• Financial modelling, including cash flow analysis & financial projections
• Proposition of financing structure (trenching, pricing, main covenants)
• Participation to client meetings with Senior Banker(s) and other relevant colleagues
• Preparation of the business opportunity memorandum ("BOM") to be submitted to General Management
• Preparation of transaction requests (risk analysis, peer analysis, transaction structure, transaction profitability, production of bank and stressed business cases, etc.) and coordination of the credit process
• Preparation of syndication materials (information memorandum, bank presentations)
• Production and review of loan documentation (term sheets, mandate letters, facility agreements)
• Analyze companies’ business model, capital structure, financial policy
• Position and benchmark the companies within their peer group within the industry / close industries
• Assess their credit risk based on Rating Agencies’ methodologies
• Elaborate financial model and measure the impact of alterations of the business perimeter, capital structure, funding, financial policy, liquidity, etc.
• Determine and optimize the debt capacity given rating constraints / targets and propose actions on how to meet the companies’ objectives in terms of cost of capital / financial policy

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities