United Capital Plc is a leading African financial and investment services Group providing bespoke value-added service to its clients. We are well positioned to play a strategic role in helping African governments and citizens (both individual and corporate) achieve their strategic objectives through our robust suite of financial and investment service offerings.
We are seeking to recruit passionate, experienced and competent individuals to fill the vacant position within our Trustees business:
Job Title: Associate, Mergers And Acquisitions - Investment Banking
Job ID: (ASMA001) Location: Lagos
Job Description
Reporting directly to the MD, Advisory Business, you will be expected to support all of the marketing initiatives of the team as well as perform fundamental financial, business analysis and valuation of companies.
In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions from the initial contact all the way to the finalization of the transaction.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Support all of the marketing initiatives of the team.
Prepare presentation materials including situation updates, company profiles, industry overviews and valuation presentations for buy side/sell side pitches.
Create a prospects list by researching and prospecting M&A targets within specified sectors
Develop and periodically review methodology for identifying prospective M&A deals
Identify acquisitions and divestitures opportunities for clients and determine financial impact of transactions.
Liaise with the legal and other relevant work streams to ensure seamless execution of transactions
Provide expert advisory services in respect to mergers and acquisitions, privatisation and financial restructuring projects
Oversee and conduct meetings and relevant reviews
Play an active role in negotiating all transactions between the business and interested parties
Develop detailed financial models and valuation analysis for all potential transactions and provide input into the preparation of technical reports
Manage the day-to-day information flow with clients and third-parties in a transaction execution setting.
Stay current on legislations governing mergers and acquisitions within the United Capital’s jurisdiction, ensuring that all of the business’s M&A initiatives are within the confines of the law.
Coordinate and implement due diligence for potential transactions
Efficiently manage prospect pipelines in order to produce and surpass expected results
Preparation of financial models, projections, and merger analyses
Perform client due diligence as well as perform fundamental financial, business analysis and valuation of companies
Provide financial analysis including the financial information about industry participants and financial capacity of potential acquirers or competitors for a business
Oversee transactions from the initiation to final execution
Other duties as assigned
Experience/Skills/Competencies Requirements
Valuation and modelling skills
Strong communication and business writing skills
Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects and in teams
Understanding of accounting elements and be sufficiently familiar with the mergers and acquisitions regulations.
Entrepreneurial drive and spirit
Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
Application Closing Date
8th June, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should please send a resume and cover letter to: [email protected] Applicants should please state the job position applied for in the subject header.