Aurum Equity Partners - Associate/Senior Associate - M&A/PE

Associate / Senior Associate role at Aurum Equity Partners LLP is for candidates with prior experience of 1- 4 years in Investment Banking/Private Equity (IBD/PE) with a post-graduate (MBA or equivalent) education from IIM's / IIT's or reputed Tier I B-Schools / Engineering-Schools.

- End-to-End transaction closure experience from a buy-side or sell-side or strong experience in Healthcare or Technology sector is preferable.

- The Associate / Senior Associate is expected to play a key role in supporting transaction teams from collateral preparation to transaction closure in his/her assigned vertical.

- He/she is expected to mentor/manage Analyst in preparation of client pitches, investor marketing collaterals like information memorandum and financial models while interacting with clients at senior management level.

Required Skills/Attributes :

- Track record of outstanding academic success

- 1- 4 years of work-experience in IBD/PE

- Expert understanding of finance, accounting and valuation methodologies

- Strong team player with an ability to build sector expertise in his/her vertical

- Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks appropriately

- A high degree of initiative, motivation and attention to detail

- Expert working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

- Ability to manage sub-ordinates and work with senior professionals/good inter-personal skills

Work Details :

The Associate / Senior Associate will be a key-part of transaction teams that work on M&A or PE mandates from transaction pitching to closure in his/her vertical and act as a bridge between the senior team members (Partner/Principal) and sub-ordinates (Analyst) while playing a key role in coordinating Investor marketing, due-diligence and definitive documentation stage.

Typical work includes :

- Preparation presentations comprising of pitch books, deal books, presentations and reports

- Preparation of information memorandums, financial models and valuations

- Conducting industry research

- Marketing of the deal/opportunity to potential investors by leading the discussion in investor meetings/ calls/road-shows with clients

- Coordinate the due-diligence process and resolve issues/concerns while liaising with third-party vendors like accounting firms/legal firms

- Actively support Principals/Partners in term-sheet preparation and definitive documentation