Investment Banking Director

About the role

A global corporate financial advisory firm is looking for an experienced Investment Banking Director to provide financing and corporate finance advisory services to listed and unlisted companies. The role helps clients access capital and connect with global investors, and requires strong expertise in Equity Capital Markets (ECM) and/or Debt Capital Markets (DCM), together with the ability to originate and manage client relationships and guide companies through the capital-raising process.

Key responsibilities

• Originate, develop and maintain relationships with corporate clients across industries, acting as a trusted advisor to their strategic objectives and financial needs.
• Advise on fundraising strategies, capital structure solutions and execution of financing transactions.
• Guide clients on public and private market transactions, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, block trades, convertible bonds, pre-IPO financing, PIPEs, private secondaries and special situations.
• Lead the execution of complex financing transactions, coordinating internal teams and external stakeholders, and manage due diligence, deal structuring, documentation review and investor engagement.
• Maintain knowledge of regional and international investor networks and stay up to date on market trends, regulatory developments and industry best practice.
• Support clients with dual-track IPO/M&A strategies, strategic partnerships/JVs, SPAC/deSPAC transactions, GP-LP advisory opportunities and other tailored solutions.

Required profile

• Proven experience in ECM and/or DCM advisory roles within investment banking or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to advise corporates on public and private market transactions, fundraising strategies and capital structure optimisation.
• Strong knowledge of regional and international investor networks is highly desirable.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build trust-based relationships with clients at all levels of seniority.
• Strong analytical capability and sound judgement in evaluating financial strategies and transaction structures.

Required skills

• Relevant certifications such as RES4A and RES1B are required.
• Familiarity with transaction types such as IPOs, follow-on offerings, block trades, convertible bonds, PIPEs, private secondaries, special situations, dual-track IPO/M&A strategies, SPAC/deSPAC transactions and GP-LP advisory.

The recruiter will only contact candidates who are shortlisted.