AddressCorporate Advisory works on some of the most complex financial challenges and transactions in the market today. Whether advising on a merger, providing financial solutions for an acquisition, or structuring an initial public offering, we handle projects that help clients at major milestones. We work with corporations, pension funds, financial sponsors, and governments and are team of strong analytical thinkers, who have a passion for producing out-of-the-box ideas.
- Financing Group Coverage Banking sits within a dynamic, market-driven environment, our teams work closely with corporate clients, pension funds, financial sponsors and governments to structure and execute some of the largest and most complex financing and risk management solutions across the full product spectrum, including equity, debt and derivatives. To achieve this goal, the Financing Group comprises all Goldman Sachs’ capital markets departments, and operates on close cooperation with other areas of Investment Banking and other divisions within the firm, including Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities and Equities. Teams are organized by product group including Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets, Investment Grade, Structured Finance, Corporate Derivatives, Public Sector & Infrastructure and Emerging Markets.
The A/NZ Leveraged Finance team in Sydney (within the Corporate Advisory Division) is looking for an experienced Associate with Leveraged Finance (or related) experience to join the team.
Our A/NZ Leveraged Finance team originates, structures, advises and executes debt financing for corporate clients and financial sponsors, providing the entire spectrum of capital structure solutions across sub-investment grade or unrated financings – and includes bank and institutional loans, high yield bonds, bridge facilities, second-lien, subordinated and mezzanine debt, PIK notes and warrants. Typical transactions include LBOs, acquisition financings, refinancings and recapitalisations, across all industries and sectors.
Leveraged Finance teams serve as intermediaries between the debt capital markets (including sales, trading, research, and buy side investors) and our issuing clients. Given underwriting requirements for many of the transactions, the group works closely with multiple areas of the firm including Industry Group Coverage, Credit, Capital Markets and Research. Leveraged Finance Associates develop strong fundamental credit, modeling and risk management skills, as well as relationships with clients across corporates and financial sponsors, and credit investors.
Responsibilities
Associates in Corporate Advisory at Goldman Sachs play an important role in developing and strengthening client relationships and delivering world-class transaction execution. They will build on and further develop key analytical, communication, marketing and sales skills by overseeing critical execution and marketing efforts. Associates oversee and participate in the creation and analysis of financial models, conduct due diligence and perform scenario analysis and testing to determine optimal financing structures for clients. Associates organise and prepare presentations that explain industry trends, discuss client options and recommend strategies to meet client objectives, frequently presenting key portions of these recommendations to clients. In addition, Associates also build negotiation skills by taking part in the documentation and execution of financing agreements and learn effective sales techniques by engaging in dialogue with credit investors in the market during the syndication phase of a transaction.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate and/or master’s (or equivalent) degree
- 3-5 years of investment banking / Corporate Advisory (or related) experience, ideally in Leveraged Finance
- Strong analytical skills and quantitative and technical abilities
- Drive, enthusiasm, creativity and excellent interpersonal skills
- Personal integrity, initiative and leadership qualities
- Exceptional communication, multi-tasking and time management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
- Commercially savvy with ability to exercise discretion with respect to highly confidential/sensitive information
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