CIB - Investment Banking - Infrastructure Finance and Advisory (EMEA) - London - VP/ED

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About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

Infrastructure Finance and Advisory

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly motivated to work in a dynamic team and to contribute to our Investment Banking business. The Infrastructure Finance and Advisory group has a global mandate to lend and/or advise clients on financing infrastructure projects and infrastructure companies.

The group’s London-based team is primarily focused on Europe, Middle East and Africa. It is comprised of experts in project finance, bonds, loans, structured products and derivatives. Team members have backgrounds in project finance, leverage finance, structured finance, ratings and derivatives, and we invariably work with colleagues in M&A advisory, debt capital markets, derivatives structuring and other coverage and product groups.

You will be involved in acquisition finance, greenfield and brownfield finance, restructuring and recapitalisations, hedging, ratings advisory and capital structure advisory as part of M&A deal teams.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced banker to be based in London who will help consolidate IFA’s leading position in the EMEA region. The recruited professional would:

• Lead all aspects of deal execution for bank and bond financings in EMEA, including structuring, contract negotiation, due diligence, consultant management and leading credit ratings processes.
• Lead on staple financing, lender education and acquisition financing linked to selected M&A opportunities.
• Lead advisory mandates both on debt advisory and M&A related capital structuring advisory.
• Oversee the development of financial models.
• Lead credit risk and other internal approval processes.
• Assist product teams in structuring hedging products.
• Work with coverage and relationship bankers to pitch for new engagements and develop client relationships both for corporate and funds.
• Conduct industry and company research to identify new opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project/infrastructure finance experience.
• Experience with infrastructure finance transactions in EMEA required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in engineering, accounting, finance, economics or a related field.
• Candidate has existing infrastructure client and investor relationships and knowledge of the infrastructure industry and markets.
• Advanced knowledge of financial modeling and financial products including bank loans, bonds, rates, FX and structured products.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Must be a self-starter who takes initiative and anticipates deal team needs.
• Willingness to work hard and be a team player.
• An ability to juggle deliverables for long-term transactions as well as a busy day-to-day schedule.

This role encompasses the performance of regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence.

Personal/Professional Attributes

The ideal candidate is a team player with superior analytical skills. It is critical for the individual to have strong presentation and client marketing skills and a creative and commercial approach to identifying new business opportunities. Strong problem solving and project management skills are a must.