Vice President, Infrastructure & Utilities (Asia Pacific Corporate Banking)

About the role

Mizuho Bank's Asia Pacific Corporate Banking Department supports all Mizuho branches in Asia Pacific with advice and product support. The Infrastructure & Utilities sector coverage team covers M&A, ECM, DCM, acquisition finance and other banking products together with country teams and product partners. This Vice President role is based in Singapore and covers event-driven business in the Infrastructure and Utilities sector across APAC (excluding Japan).

Key responsibilities

• Support origination and execution of event-driven business with existing and prospective clients, including M&A advisory, corporate finance, acquisition finance and other structured products.
• Support DCM, ECM and other securities work with MHSA (Securities Asia) and MHSS (Securities Singapore).
• Support ancillary businesses such as FX, derivatives, trade financing and transaction banking.
• Analyse clients' business, acquisition strategy, structure, investment plans and financials, and create pitch books and presentation materials.
• Communicate with senior client decision-makers and coordinate with country, industry and product bankers across the Americas, EMEA and APAC to pitch solutions and execute transactions.
• Act with autonomy as team leader on transactions, coordinating with clients, external legal counsel and advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Expand sector and financing market knowledge through networking and research, and collaborate with credit and research teams to manage risk and returns.
• Instruct, support and train junior colleagues, and perform other tasks assigned by senior bankers and management in line with Mizuho's policies.
• After becoming a licensed representative, perform a concurrent assignment in Mizuho Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of corporate finance experience, preferably from advisory firms, financial institutions or accounting firms.
• Bachelor's degree as a minimum; MBA, postgraduate qualification in Finance or CFA accreditation highly desirable.
• Strong team player with an entrepreneurial spirit towards customer engagement; travel within Asia Pacific may be necessary.

Required skills

• Financial modelling, valuation and LBO analysis, credit analysis and other technical skills.
• Familiarity with industry databases such as Bloomberg, CapitalIQ and Mergermarket.
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.