With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the ECM team by conducting in-depth financial analysis, market research, and providing strategic insights. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on market defining transactions for local and international clients with African operations. You will not only contribute to the growth and success of our firm; but also participate in fostering the growth and potential of African capital markets. Duties will include supporting the origination and execution of equity capital-raising activities for clients, preparing documentation and presentations, conducting thorough financial analysis and market research, maintaining client relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance through, and understanding of the Equity Capital Markets product set and the structuring requirements thereof (e.g., legal, regulatory, market and investor dynamics)The successful incumbent will have a bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field with 2-5 years’ investment banking. ECM, M&A, Capital Markets, or similar front office product experience essential
Job Description
- Deal execution support: Work closely with deal makers in Equity Capital Markets and Investment Banking to originate and execute transactions focused on raising equity capital, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, monetization strategies, share buybacks and private capital raising. This includes:
- Leading transaction workstreams and being an integral member of deal execution team, coordinating teams (including legal, compliance, finance, and external parties) to ensure smooth deal pitching, preparation, and execution.
- Assisting in the drafting of presentations, offering documents and other client materials
- Origination: Assist senior bankers in preparing client materials – including research to support pitches, financial analysis and modelling and creation of pitch material. Apply learnings and intuition to generate new ideas and bring together concepts to present to clients. This includes the preparation of pitchbooks, investment memoranda and other presentation materials for client and investor meetings.
- Market Research and Analysis:
- Stay informed about market trends, industry developments, and regulatory changes to provide valuable insights to the team and clients.
- Conduct market research, industry analysis, and competitor benchmarking to identify trends, opportunities, and risks in the ECM space.
- Monitor capital markets activities, track investor sentiment, and analyze regulatory developments impacting ECM transactions.
- Financial modelling:
- Develop and maintain financial models, including scenario analyses, to support transaction execution pricing and structuring.
- Develop and maintain financial models to assess market dynamics, capital raising needs of companies, potential transaction opportunities.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with client coverage, sales and trading, syndicate, equity research and legal teams to support origination and execution efforts.
- Team Management: Support the learning and development of analysts in the team.
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
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What We Do
Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond.
We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
