Investment Banker, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Analyst

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.

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 industry specialists, with a focus on domestic, regional and cross-border collaboration in M&A, DCM, acquisition finance and solutions businesses. Our global sector teams include Energy Infrastructure and Industrials, Consumer & Retail, FIG, Healthcare, Business Services, Media and Technology, and Financial Sponsors. The group is a single platform providing debt financing for private equity clients across the sub-investment grade credit ratings spectrum. Our clients are typically financial sponsors who we support on both event driven (e.g. leveraged buyout) and non-event driven transactions (refinancings, amend and extend transactions), involving a variety of debt products such as leveraged loans (TLBs), 2nd lien loans, private credit (direct lending) transactions and high yield bonds.

Role Description:

• Assist in all aspects of deal execution from marketing to closing.
• Development of client presentation, structuring and execution activities.
• Benchmarking, comparables and analysis of company financial information, including credit metric statistics needed.
• Detailed credit analysis including due diligence and the management of the internal credit approval process.
• Preparation and support around the syndication of executed transactions (e.g. information memorandum and bank presentation preparation and roadshow materials).

Skills, Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge Required:

• Experience in DCM, M&A, Investment Banking (Leveraged Finance, Debt Advisory, Debt Capital Markets or M&A) or Private Credit / Private Equity.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communications skills – ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients.
• Team work – experience working in a project based environment with tight deadlines and as part of a broader team.
• Ability to understand companies’ business models and credit analysis in general.
• Strong analytical skills and numerical abilities, including familiarity with financial modelling.
• Strong academic record.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours:

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations. Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a 'Risk Culture' (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).