Associate – Private Equity

Job description / Role

Job Description

To assist the Associate Directors, Director and Managing Director in the sourcing, analyzing, executing and monitoring of Private Equity investments and divestments.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

*Analysis of investment opportunities against investment criteria and evaluation of key drivers and commercial assumptions.
*Financial modeling of structures and returns from investment opportunities.
*Preparation of Investment Memorandum for review by the Investment Committee.
*Work with the team in carrying out commercial due diligence on investment opportunities, and assist the Investment Director in managing and reviewing the work of third party due diligence (e.g. financial and legal).
*Assist Directors in structuring investment transactions.
*Collect and review financial and other information from portfolio companies in order to monitor progress.
*Prepare regular (at least quarterly) valuation and monitoring reports on portfolio companies.
*Identify potential problems in portfolio companies and recommend remedial actions.
*Liaise with portfolio companies on ongoing corporate actions, collection of fees and dividends, redemptions etc.
*Assist Associate Directors and Directors in structuring exits, and the management of those exits.
*Contribute to the sourcing of new investment opportunities.
*Work on research related to industry and transaction

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
*Portfolio companies
*Lawyers and accountants providing due diligence services
*SCB corporate bankers and corporate advisory for potential internal deal referrals

KEY MEASURABLES:
*Quality, time lines and accuracy of output
*Teamwork
*Thought leadership and initiative
*Internal and external perception
*Adherence to SCB values

Closing Dates

The closing date for applications is 20/05/2014. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills

*Preferred Candidates would have a Bachelor's degree from a top rated university and ideally experience in solid investment banking/Private Equity at a bulge bracket firm .
*Highly motivated individuals with a strong record of achievement in academics and/or summer/full time employment.
*Superior analytical aptitude, creative problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
*Highly technical and strong financial modeler with an in-depth of knowledge of accounting and finance and must have worked on numerous live transactions.
*Key skills include (i) ability to work with Excel spreadsheets; (ii) familiarity with other key software's such as Word, Power point, Bloomberg, etc; (iii) generate prospectuses/ information memoranda/ investment teasers/ pitch books; (iv) general industry/ country/ company researches; (v) ability to perform Discounted Cash Flow, build M&A models, accretion dilution analysis, comparables analysis and other forms of valuation.
*Role requires fluency in English and Arabic speakers preferred

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.