Senior Vice President - Coverage - Investment Banking - Financial Sponsors Coverage/Private Equity

Department: Investment Banking Division (IBD)

Team: Investment Banking - Financial Sponsors Coverage (FSC)/ Private Equity (PE)

Designation: Vice President (VP) Key Responsibilities:

- Strengthen relationships with Private Equity / Venture Capital funds & other investment firms, including an active mapping of identified funds' relevant investment/operating teams and acting as their thought partner

- Originate business from a range of Indian & International PE funds across the gamut of products offered by with a focus on generating fee income

- Comprehensively track investments made by funds through their lifecycle with an eye for potential fee opportunities

- Developing an understanding of funds' investment criteria such as size, sector focus etc and showcasing opportunities based on the same

- Collaborate with Axis Cap sector coverage teams to proactively ideate on buy-side/sell-side situations and other relevant solutions that will be of interest to funds and their portfolio companies

- Leverage his/her relationship to advise PE / VC funds on their portfolio companies regarding M&A targets/segmental sale and eventual monetization options (on and off exchange) including strategic divestment opportunities

- Preparing presentations to source and execute mandates including providing inputs for preparing marketing material, doing research/ analysis, understanding market trends

- Take a lead in transaction closure process including term-sheet signing, due diligence organization, negotiations, deal structuring, definitive documentation and overall process management

- Organize work, manage multiple projects, coordinate with different teams, meet deadlines with an attention to detail & process discipline

- Help mentor junior team members in the professional growth journey

Relevant Skills, Knowledge and Experience: - Excellent written & oral communication skills, good personality, strong analytical ability

- Ability to articulate complex problems in a clear, concise and compelling manner with an ability to work under extreme pressure situations

- Experience in execution of IB deals (PE and M&A) for Large/Mid corporate clients with hands on knowledge on running the end to end deal process, documentation & closure formalities

- Quality, content and detail orientation while assessing/preparing information memorandum, financial model and other deal collaterals

- Must be resourceful in terms of network of friends and professional connects in the industry to source market intelligence, with an ability to grasp the tenets of multiple sectors

- Knowledge about various relevant databases/MIS systems related

Candidate Profile:

- Candidate must have 8- 10 years of prior relevant experience - past interactions with PE Funds including existing relationships/connects at various levels would be preferable

- Demonstrated ability of running multiple mandates simultaneously and a successful execution track record