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

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Country Coverage Iberia Investment Banking

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Investment Banking

Location: Madrid, Spain

Department overview:

Nomura’s Investment Banking Division provides a vast 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.

The Iberia Coverage and M&A team seeks to build and maintain long-term relationships with major Spanish, Portuguese and European corporates and private equity firms, along with leading and supporting the execution of the of a variety of deals across the region.

To capitalize on its strong momentum and significant deal flow in the region, we are looking to hire at the Associate level to help support the strong growth witnessed across our client franchise.

Key objectives critical to success:

• Typical work includes a mix of execution and client coverage including: valuation, financial analysis, strategic analysis, due diligence, deal financing and process management
• Required to co-ordinate and work with all other product, geography and industry teams, including: M&A, Leverage Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Advisory
• Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types including: sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A and leveraged buyouts
• Broad engagement across teams / groups, for example: M&A, Leverage Financed, Financial Sponsors, DCM, Equity Advisory, Structured and Risk solutions (e.g., IR or FX derivatives).

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• A proven background in M&A / Corporate Finance within investment banking, accountancy, corporate or a boutique environment
• Experience in buy-side and sell-side M&A
• Project management: ability to manage teams to deliver to client needs
• Strong communications skills: ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients
• Outstanding analytical skills, including ability to perform data analysis
• Excellent financial modelling experience (operating models, merger models, LBO, etc )
• Team work: experience of working in a project based environment with tight deadlines
• Distinctive academic record: consistently rated in the top 10% of the peer group
• Fluent Spanish and English Speaker

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer