AVP/VP - Global Sponsor Coverage

Job Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining commercial relationship with sponsors in Asia Ex-Japan
• Coordinating institutional relationship with sponsors across management and working/deal-level members and across sector/product verticals
• Identifying and originating deal opportunities from private equity clients with focus on credit solutions including leveraged finance, debt capital markets (bridge to bond), unitranche, TLBs, structured equity financings, fund finance, etc.
• The role would also liaise and co-work with SMBC group members to deliver financial solutions across different platforms including mergers & acquisitions, debt capital markets, mezzanine, etc.
• The role would provide selective execution support for fund-level transaction banking including credit lines, FX, deposits, remittances, etc.
• Establishing marketing strategy and dedicated account planning for each sponsor in conjunction with the global sponsor coverage members in New York, London, and Japan

Job Requirements

• 3-4 years of prior working experience in an investment bank with execution experience which may include mergers & acquisitions, equity capital markets, debt capital markets or leverage finance
• Ability to make independent judgement after thorough information gathering, processing and analysis is done
• Exploring new clients, products, market, and related strategies to broaden relationship and service offerings to private equity industry – including market trend analysis, sponsor portfolio analysis, internal education, data distribution, project TFTs, management consultations, etc.
• Resourcefulness, planning & organization, leadership, goal- achieving, relationship, communication, interpersonal skills
• Certain degree of freedom of decision making in certain circumstances, such as putting together a pitchbook and responding to client on the spot