Investment Banker, Nordic Coverage, Vice President

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department Overview

Nomura's Investment Banking division provides an array of advisory and capital-raising solutions to corporations, financial institutions, governments and public-sector organizations around the world. Our global teams act as geographic, product and sector specialists, with a focus on domestic, regional and cross-border collaboration in M&A, acquisition finance, equity advisory, DCM and solutions businesses. Our global sector teams include Greentech, Industrials & Infrastructure, Consumer & Retail, FIG, Healthcare, Technology, Media & Services, and Financial Sponsors.

The Nordic coverage team focuses on delivering the full suite of Nomura’s Investment Banking products and services to the Nordic region. This includes maintaining and building relationships and working with key corporates, financial institutions, financial sponsors and governments in the region as well as facilitating relevant investment needs of Nomura’s clients globally.

The Nordics is a key focus geography for the firm, with a significant profitability contribution to its activities in the EMEA region. The team currently has 7 bankers ranging from Managing Director to Analyst. Its ongoing dedication is reflected in a transaction track record of benchmark deals, including:

• Acquisition of stake in Airhelp for Abry (undisclosed)
• Sale of Reconor on behalf of Agilitas (undisclosed)
• Acquisition of Britvic on behalf of Carlsberg (GBP 3.3bn)
• Pernod Ricard’s sale of Minttu and a portfolio of Nordic brands to Royal Unibrew (undisclosed)
• Advisor to Permira on its sale of ZITON (undisclosed)
• Advisor to Carlsberg Group on the disposal of its Russian business, Baltika (undisclosed)
• Advisor to Hamamatsu Photonics on the acquisition of NKT Photonics (EUR 250m)
• Advisor to Stonepeak on its acquisition of a 49% stake in Cellnex Nordics (EUR 730m)
• Advisor to Cube Infrastructure on the acquisition of Verdis (formerly Urbaser Nordic) (undisclosed)
• Acquisition of a minority stake in Norlys Fiber by PGGM and EDF (undisclosed)

The focus of the team is to:

• Originate and execute transactions across a broad range of Investment Banking Division products (including M&A, acquisition financing, equity advisory DCM and solutions businesses) and sectors in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland;
• Advise and work with sector and product teams on all relevant regional aspects of transaction execution such as market dynamics, modelling and valuation, financial and strategic analysis, regulatory issues, deal financing, due diligence coordination, negotiation, deal structuring, etc.;
• Build and maintain relationships with key regional clients and facilitate relationship building and cross border investment flows.

Role Description

Typical work includes a mix of client coverage and execution, including: valuation, financial analysis, strategic analysis, due diligence, deal financing and process management; Required to co-ordinate and work with all other product, geography and sector teams; Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types including: financial advisory, sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, capital raising, leveraged buyouts and structured and risk solutions.

Desired Profile, Qualifications and Knowledge Required

• A proven background in M&A / Corporate Finance with experience obtained within investment banking or an advisory boutique environment;
• Significant experience in sell-side and buy-side M&A and debt/equity financings;
• Team work: experience of working in a project based, international, environment with tight deadlines and as part of a broader team;
• Project management: ability to manage teams to deliver client needs;
• Excellent financial modelling experience (operating models, capital models, merger models, LBO, etc.);
• Solid analytical skills, including ability to perform data analysis;
• Strong communications skills: ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients;
• Distinctive academic record: consistently rated in the top 10% of the peer group;
• Fluency in either Swedish (preferred), Danish or Norwegian and English.

Nomura competencies

• Culture & Conduct: Contributes to desired culture, aware of different values/styles, maintains own and holds others to high standards of behaviour, seeks to develop, aware of impact of own strengths/weaknesses, learns from experience.
• Client-Centricity & Business Acumen: Demonstrates understanding of current market, anticipates client needs, pays attention to detail, synthesizes accurately, sees problems, recommends solutions.
• Strategy & Innovation: Articulates own contributions to divisional and firm-wide strategy, embraces and balances new/differing ways of thinking/working, makes decisions appropriate to their role, knows when and how to escalate, knows when/how to compromise, responds positively to changing needs and circumstances, is able to change direction quickly.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Proactively participates in own and others' performance year, assists in recruiting and onboarding new team members, gives credit to others for positive contributions, builds collaborative and productive working relationships, provides on-the-job training to colleagues, provides and listens to constructive, timely and specific feedback to resolve conflict.
• Communication & Connectivity: Adjusts communication style to suit topic/audience, balances listening/talking, communicates ideas and issues clearly and with consideration, questions to understand others’ views, is a proven and credible resource, builds internal network, willingly works with others to share information.
• Execution & Delivery: Maintains positive commitment to results, takes on challenging assignments, executes priority actions on-time, keeps stakeholders updated, manages expectations, persists when confronted with resistance, seeks, listens to and accepts feedback.

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the UK (who require a Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that this is a genuine vacancy for a qualified role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.