Associate Financial Advisory European Hub

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support the SFA team on the development of Structured Finance Advisory activities in Europe for Real Assets. The Financial Advisory Hub is responsible for providing strategic debt advisory services to CA-CIB clients in the main sectors of expertise of GFD, defining the optimal debt structure to CA-CIB's clients, including different financing products/alternatives.

The Structured Financial Advisory services include, amongst others, the following ones:

• Debt raising
  : assist CA-CIB clients to raise new debt (senior, subordinated) for a precise purpose (acquisition, financing of a greenfield project or other) taking into account its particular needs and market environment.
• Debt refinancing
  : assist CA-CIB clients to structure a debt refinancing taking into account the business plan of the Borrower and potential constraints (syndicate composition, market, other).
• General debt advisory services
  : assist CA-CIB clients to evaluate the most adequate financing structure in a specific situation.

Key responsabilities

• Help on the origination and execution of financial advisory assignments for the bank's clients.
• Support the development of the strategy for advisory in Europe.
• Assist on the preparation of proposals and client pitches.
• Execution of advisory assignments comprising
• Preparing presentations addressing key aspects of advisory assignments.
• Assist in the review the bankability of key commercial contracts in conjunction with Sponsor's legal counsel (EPC, CFDs, PPAs etc).
• Prepare financial models.
• Preparation of IMs.
• Commissioning and managing consultants' due diligence.
• Assist in the preparation and review of detailed financing term sheets in conjunction with Sponsor's legal counsel.
• Assist with negotiating financing proposals from a range of financing sources.
• Cultivate a network of industry contracts (lawyers, consultants, banks, ECAs/MLAs, rating agencies, etc.)

The candidate will report to the Head of SFA Iberia and and will work under the supervision of senior team members in relation to the origination and execution of advisory deals.

He/she will have as broad ERA /CLF sectorial background as possible including: Real Estate, Transportation, Power (inc Renewables), Infra and Telecoms. In addition, it will have a strong background in modelling.

Debt advisory services may be carried out in cooperation with other Advisory Teams within the bank and in coordination with Sector Heads (i.e. Real Estate, Transportation, Power, Infra, Telecom, etc).

SPECIAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with debt instruments (recourse and non-recourse).
• Experience with Project Finance/Real Estate/LBO structuring techniques.
• Experience across key sectors including Real Estate, Transportation, Infrastructure, Power and TMT .
• Experienced and judgemental view coordinating and assessing advisor's services (Due Diligence process);
• Execution of advisory transactions including active pitching.
• Knowledge of capital markets mechanics (bond structuring, rating agencies procedures etc.)
• Modelling skills.
• Negotiation of terms and conditions with Debt Providers.
• Negotiation and documentation of legal documents (financing contracts, mandate letters, etc).
• Knowledge of the European Project Finance / Real Estate /Telecoms and transportation sector: Sponsors, drivers, trends (desirable).
• Experience with banks active in the European Structured Finance market (desirable).
• Experience with Sponsors active in the European Structured Finance market (desirable).
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis and mitigation techniques.
• Knowledge of legal regime applicable to available debt instruments.
• General knowledge of national and international economy and finance, economic environment.
• General knowledge of business administration.
• General knowledge of national and international accounting and tax principles.
• General knowledge on fundamentals of capital markets mechanics (bond structuring, rating agencies procedures etc.).

Qualifications/Education Required:

• Superior degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or similar.
• Fluent in English.

Experience Required:

• Modelling skills.
• Experience with debt instruments (recourse and non-recourse).
• Experience with Structured Finance techniques.
• Experienced coordinating and assessing advisor's services (Due Diligence process).
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis and mitigation techniques.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience

Specialist Training Required:

• Trainings on Investment Banking tools (i.e. Structured Finance, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, etc).

Competencies Required:

• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure when required

Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

• Proficient use of Office tools.
• Knowledge of business administration.
• Knowledge of regional economic environment.