Acuity Knowledge Partners - Leveraged Finance Role

Responsibilities :

- Will be responsible for working as part of the dedicated team for an Investment bank

- Supporting our clients across industries in the Leveraged & Acquisition Finance space

- Work on projects including newsletters (including market commentary), detailed industry studies or market analysis, pitch books, information memorandums, credit analysis, strategic account plans, LBO analysis, debt restricting, company / credit profiles, debt headroom analysis, ad-hoc requests, financial analysis, competitive benchmarking and opportunity assessments through in depth secondary research and studying & analyzing different business & financial models in a particular industry

- Good knowledge of the High Yield Bonds Market including their pricing steps, market dynamics, credit analysis; covenant analysis etc.

- Should know credit underwriting process along with in-depth analysis of financial moments

- Manage project timelines and quality of deliverables in a manner to ensure - high client satisfaction-

- Demonstrate strength and flair in client/requester relationship building and management, information/knowledge needs assessment

Required Background :

- Post-Graduation in Finance (MBA, CFA, CA etc.) or equivalent qualification

- Relevant experience of 2-3 years supporting Investment banking division of a bank, consulting firm, boutique firm, advisory firm

- The candidate should have the ability to work independently and possesses the management/leadership skills to run the research on a day-to-day basis and apply his insights to client ideas

- Ability to handle pressure working in fast paced environment with quick problem solving skills

- Demonstrated knowledge of the syndicated loan and/or debt capital markets and the corresponding products

- Sound knowledge and relevant work experience on industry and macro-economic overviews/ studies, credit markets, competitive landscape, relative valuation, detailed company analysis, financial modeling (DCF, LBO etc.), Pitch books, IMs, etc.

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills

- Excellent working knowledge of databases such as Bloomberg, Dealogic, IFR, Pitchbook.com, LCD, Thomson, etc.

- MS Office skills - should be excellent in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word