Job Title: Equity Advisory
Company overview
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com
The Equity Private Placements and Advisory team in Europe was established in 2016 and has grown quickly with a significant pipeline of mandates and a growing client list. To capitalize on this strong momentum the team is looking to hire an Analyst or Associate who can support this growth and become and become an integral member of this growing business.
Role description:
- Primarily work on the origination and execution of Equity Private Placements mandates across a broad range of sectors across EMEA.
- Selectively work on Equity Advisory mandates
- Advise and work closely with our clients on all transaction elements
- Continue to build longstanding relationships with all of its key clients to grow the Nomura Equity Private Placements and Advisory franchise
- Typical work includes a mix of execution and client coverage including: financial analysis, process management and client deal team interaction
- Required to co-ordinate and work with all other product, geography and industry teams, including: M&A, Leverage Finance, Debt Capital Markets.
- Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types including: majority of Equity Private Placements (from Series B to Pre-IPO stages) and selectively on IPOs, Rights issues, block trades, equity linked and derivatives.
Desired profile, qualifications and knowledge required:
- A proven background within investment banking with specific Equity Private Placements / M&A and/or ECM / Equity Advisory experience
- Project management: ability to manage teams to meet client needs
- Strong communications skills: ability to interact confidently with clients and banking professionals
- Outstanding analytical skills, including ability to perform data analysis
- Excellent financial modelling experience
- Team work: experience of working in a project based environment with tight deadlines
- Outstanding academic record
Nomura competencies
Culture & Conduct
- Contributes to desired culture
- Aware of different values / styles
- Maintains own and holds others to high standards of behaviour
- Seeks to develop
- Aware of impact of own strengths / weaknesses
- Learns from experience
Client-Centricity & Business Acumen
- Demonstrates understanding of current market
- Anticipates client needs
- Pays attention to detail, synthesizes accurately
- Sees problems, recommends solutions
Strategy & Innovation
- Articulates own contributions to divisional and firm-wide strategy
- Embraces and balances new / differing ways of thinking / working
- Makes decisions appropriate to their role, knows when and how to escalate
- Knows when / how to compromise
- Responds positively to changing needs and circumstances
- Is able to change direction quickly
Leadership & Collaboration
- Proactively participates in own and others' performance year
- Assists in recruiting and on boarding new team members
- Gives credit to others for positive contributions
- Builds collaborative and productive working relationships
- Provides on-the-job training to colleagues
- Provides and listens to constructive, timely and specific feedback to resolve conflict
Communication & Connectivity
- Adjusts communication style to suit topic / audience
- Balances listening / talking
- Communicates ideas and issues clearly and with consideration
- Questions to understand others’ views
- Is a proven and credible resource
- Builds internal network
- Willingly works with others to share information
Execution & Delivery
- Maintains positive commitment to results
- Takes on challenging assignments
- Executes priority actions on-time
- Keeps stakeholders updated, manages expectations
- Persists when confronted with resistance
- Seeks, listens to and accepts feedback
Right to Work
The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the UK (who require a Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that this is a genuine vacancy for a qualified role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees.
We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.