Director, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance- Investment Banking

Company: Mashreq
Location: Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-time
Description:
Job Purpose:
• Shall be part of transaction team and work on originating, structuring, and negotiating transactions by conducting financial / accounting/market due diligence for prospective Borrowers / Issuers (financial analysis, market analysis, rating reports, industry reports, trends in debt market, soft market circling)
• Close coordination with various stakeholders (including relationship, operations, Agency, Sharia team & other banks) in the documentation and disbursement of various transactions (including the ability to work for legal counsels independently)
• Supporting the distribution team in selling transactions to potential investors
• Managing relationships with external legal counsels as well as internal legal, documentation & risk teams.
• Handling & managing post-closing matters, on a need basis, such as covenant compliance, condition subsequent, special client requirements, or one-off amendment processes

Key Result Areas:

Structuring:
• Closely working with… internal (origination team and relationship & risk management) and external (bank customers/counter-party banks & legal counsels) to structure deals meeting the requirement of all the parties.
• Fronting discussions with internal stakeholders, including senior management, risk management as well as other operational teams
• Putting together structures (viz term sheets) that make a transaction bankable, which are executable within reasonable timelines and meet client requirements.

Execution
• Closely working with external (client, participating banks & external legal counsels) and internal (documentation, legal, relationship & risk teams) for successful execution of facility agreement within the overall parameters & timelines

Other Areas
• Supporting the origination team on deal origination efforts.
• Handling & managing post-closing matters, on a need basis, such as covenant compliance, condition subsequent, special client requirements, or one-off amendment processes

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience:
• 10-14 years or more experience in Investment Banking or Structured Finance.
• Previous experience of working on multi-bank transactions
• Strong credit, legal knowledge, and marketing skills are mandatory.
• Thorough awareness of various financial products/services.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills with the ability to perform as a team player
• MBA / CAs preferred. CFA is a plus
• Personal integrity, initiative, and leadership qualities

Source: LinkedIn

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