Investment Banker, Italy Coverage, Associate

4 hours ago Permanent Competitive
Investment Banker, Italy Coverage, Associate
Nomura Milan, Italy
Company overview
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**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.
We deliver Asia to our clients - accessing deep pools of liquidity and dynamic growth markets. We have cross-border collaboration in M&A, DCM, equity advisory, and solutions businesses, and across global sectors such as consumer retail, energy & infrastructure, TMT, healthcare, FIG, and financial sponsors.
The Italian Coverage team seeks to build and maintain long-term relationships with major Italian and European corporates and private equity firms, along with leading and supporting the execution of the majority of a variety of deals within the region.
To capitalize on its strong momentum and significant deal flow in EMEA, the Italian Coverage Group is looking to hire an Associate who can support the strong growth witnessed across its client franchise.
**Role description**:
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 Capital Markets
**Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types including**: sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, equity raising and leveraged buyouts
**Desired profile, qualifications and knowledge required**:
A proven background in M&A / Corporate Finance within investment banking, corporate or a boutique environment
Significant experience in the infrastructure and energy space
Proven track-record in buy-side and sell-side M&A and debt/equity financing
Outstanding analytical skills, including ability to perform data analysis and excellent financial modelling experience (operating models, merger models, LBO, etc )
**Project management**: ability to manage teams to deliver to client needs
**Strong communications skills**: ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients
**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 Italian and English Speaker
Nomura competencies
Culture & Conduct
Culture Carrier
Drives diverse / inclusive work environment
Promotes, protects firm reputation & encourages others to do the same
Addresses development areas
Maximizes self and team strengths and manages weaknesses
Client-Centricity & Business Acumen
Identifies opportunities to improve client service / offerings
Encourages / integrates and makes sense of different or conflicting views in finding solutions
Implements successful solutions to complex problems
Strategy & Innovation
Sets and drives strategic plans for own business
Takes accountability in driving clarity in ambiguity
Seeks, recognizes and champions innovative ideas
Makes decisions considering the interests of relevant stakeholders
Acts quickly to change goals, plans and priorities in a complex environment
Leadership & Collaboration
Actively attracts / retains high performing people
Encourages sense of pride in team / dept / divisions achievements
Collaborates across geographies
Offers visible support when obstacles arise
Champions development / mobility
Manages to resolve conflict, gaining consensus where multiple positions conflict
Communication & Connectivity
Successfully sequences and delivers key messages
Maintains open dialogue between team and management
Gains support / acceptance of ideas at all levels
Leverages networks to drive business
Facilitates communication across businesses / regions
Execution & Delivery
Takes accountability / sets a strong and positive work ethic
Monitors and drives deliverables across teams / divisions
Takes ownership of complex challenges / ensures resolution
Adapts plans to changing circumstances
Seeks out / listens to and adapts in response to multiple sources of feedback.
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.
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