Associate Director,Mergers and Acquisitions

Job description / Role

Purpose: To assist and support the Directors, Executive Directors and Managing Directors in the sourcing and executing of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions in MENA region the role would be based in UAE DIFC offices.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
* Perform financial and valuation analyses using various methodologies
* Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios and to analyze the impacts of different capital structures and potential equity and debt capital market transactions or M&A transactions
* Participate in all stages of transaction executions, from the pitch phase through to closing
* Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings.
* Preparation and presentation of information memoranda, prospectuses, fairness opinions (including valuation) under the supervision of Directors.
* Participate in the origination and execution of transactions.
* Research and analysis of markets and industries.
* Research and financial analysis of companies based on company information, research reports, and other information sources.
* Coordinate efforts with deal team members across the Bank.
* Assist Directors in structuring transactions.
* Contribute to the sourcing of new ideas.
* Working closely with Internal Stake holders Corporate Banking team and other products team
* Externally workign with Clients and Legal firms

Financial
* Assistance in Revenue generation through deal execution

Non financial
* Quality, timelines and accuracy of output
* Teamwork
* Initiative
* High aptitude
* Internal and external perception

Requirements

* Highly motivated and hard working individuals with a strong record of achievement in full time employment in mergers & acquisitions.
* Preferred experience in M&A
* Superior analytical aptitude, creative problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
* Ability to perform under pressure and thrive in a high intensity environment.
* High level of passion towards development of a career in M&A.
* Superior analytical aptitude, creative problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
* Detail oriented and numerate.

Key skills include
* Ability to work with Excel spreadsheets;
* Good knowledge of other key software's such as Word, PowerPoint, Bloomberg, etc;
* Experience preparing prospectuses/ information memoranda/ investment teasers/ pitch books;
* Experience in performing research on general industries/ countries/ companies;
* Ability to perform Discounted Cash Flow and other forms of valuation.

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.