Dexter Capital Advisors - Analyst/Senior Analyst - Investment Banking

About Dexter Capital:

Dexter Capital Advisors is one of the leading Technology-focused Investment Banks that provides best-in-class advisory services to new-age entrepreneurs. We have helped start-ups in the Digital, Technology & Consumer sectors raise early-stage & growth-stage capital.

Dexter in its 10+ years of existence has closed 70+ VC, PE & M&A transactions. We have been consistently ranked amongst the top 5 IBs by Venture Intelligence/VCC Edge Database.

Dexter has its offices in Bangalore, Mumbai & Delhi. Dexter has 25+ team members with colleagues who are alumni of ISB, IIT Bombay, etc. & previous institutions such as Olympus Capital, Naspers, Avendus, EY, etc. Some of our clients include Dehaat (Series A to Series E), Lifcare (Seed, Series A & B), Pickrr (Series A & B), Mylo (Series B), Ekincare (Series B), Prozo (Series A), SleepyOwl (Series A) and many more.

Position: Analyst/ Sr. Analyst

Location: Bangalore

Front End Deal Making experience: 1-5 Years

What's required:

1. Prior Experience:

i. A minimum of 12 months of experience of working at an Investment Banking firm or equivalent (KPO, Big 4, Consulting, Business Advisory firm)

ii. Corp. development/M&A experience in leading start-ups or large institutions would count towards IB experience and are encouraged to apply

2. Strong academic pedigree:

i. Top tier undergrad (IIT/NIT/BITS/SRCC/SSCBS/St.Stephens/LSR)

ii. MBAs from leading B-Schools as well as CAs/CFAs with relevant work-ex are also welcome to apply

3. Analytical Skills: Solid analytical skills with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

i. Strong presentation, pitch deck & IM making skills are non-negotiable

ii. Strong financial modelling skills are non-negotiable

4. Thorough understanding of financial concepts, ratios. Should be well-versed with DCF, transaction & trading comps

5. Great and intuitive understanding of business concepts, ability to understand business using 1st principle, ability to put oneself in shoes of entrepreneur and Investor shoes and ask right questions

6. Great communication skills - both verbal & written

7. Passion for the Indian start-up ecosystem, a well-read person about Indian start-up ecosystem is desirable

8. If you have been an entrepreneur & have raised capital for your own venture that is a huge plus.

9. Strong bias for action/initiative and entrepreneurial spirit

10. A demonstrated hunger towards field of investments, investment banking and entrepreneurship

11. Ability to prioritize effectively on mix of long-term & short-term deadlines

What you can expect:

1. Front-end role - direct interaction with start-up founders from Day 1

2. Understanding of the full deal cycle - right from first call with the founder to the time money is in the bank

3. Understand Dexter's thesis & unique lens of start-up evaluation

What will you work on:

1. Interaction with start-up founders from day 1 in evaluation of potential deals

2. Assisting the deal lead in entire deal execution including being part of Dexter-Investor calls & Company-Investor calls

3. Collateral preparation including financial model, IM, Teasers, competition benchmarking, valuation comps, etc.

4. Coordination of various due diligence processes (tax, financial, legal, etc.), investor/client calls & meetings, etc.

5. Deal documentation & closure processes

6. Industry/sector research for deal sourcing & assist in finalizing M&A/VC/PE mandates

7. Preparation & updation of marketing materials for clients, media, conferences, etc.

8. Updating internal MIS/databases