Job Title:  Investment Banker, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Analyst

Job Title:                      Analyst, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance

Corporate Title:           Analyst

Department:                 Investment Banking Division

Location:                      London                       

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

Department overview

Nomura's Investment Banking division provides an array of advisory and capital-raising solutions to corporations, financial institutions, governments and public-sector organizations around the world. Our global teams act as geographic, product and industry specialists, with a focus on domestic, regional and cross-border collaboration in M&A, DCM, acquisition finance and solutions businesses. Our global sector teams include Energy Infrastructure and Industrials, Consumer & Retail, FIG, Healthcare, Business Services, Media and Technology, and Financial Sponsors.

The group is a single platform providing debt financing for private equity clients across the sub-investment grade credit ratings spectrum. Our clients are typically financial sponsors who we support on both event driven (e.g. leveraged buyout) and non-event driven transactions (refinancings, amend and extend transactions), involving a variety of debt products such as leveraged loans (TLBs), 2nd lien loans, private credit (direct lending) transactions and high yield bonds.

Role Description

Assist in all aspects of deal execution from marketing to closing:

• Development of client presentation, structuring and execution activities.
• Cashflow & financial modelling
• Benchmarking, comparables and analysis of company financial information, including credit metric statistics needed
• Detailed credit analysis including due diligence and the management of the internal credit approval process
• Preparation and support around the syndication of executed transactions (e.g. information memorandum and bank presentation preparation and roadshow materials)

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Essential

• Experience in DCM, M&A, Investment Banking (Leveraged Finance, Debt Advisory, Debt Capital Markets or M&A) or Private Credit / Private Equity
• Ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communications skills – ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients
• Team work – experience working in a project based environment with tight deadlines and as part of a broader team
• Ability to understand companies’ business models and credit analysis in general
• Strong analytical skills and numerical abilities, including familiarity with financial modelling
• Strong academic record

Nomura Leadership Behaviours
Explore Insights & Vision

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion 

• Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

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.