• Work with clients and participate in the execution of M&A transactions
• Provide support to senior investment banking professionals to develop marketing leads and ideas to generate new business
• Define and prepare financial and technical analysis for various M&A engagements covering both public and private companies, including buyside, sellside, corporate carve-outs, and cross-border M&A situations

• Assisting senior bankers in process management, e.g. due diligence

• Support negotiations and preparation of key transaction documents including confidentiality agreements, merger agreements, sale leaseback agreements, asset purchase agreements, other ancillary documents and deal marketing materials
• Conduct due diligence and assess seller’s and target’s business plans, growth prospects and financial performance
• Perform valuation analysis and apply diverse methodologies, including comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, leveraged buyout analysis, and discounted cash flow analysis
• Attend and participate collaboratively in meetings with client’s senior team members
• A wide variety of other tasks to support the diverse activities of M&A advisory

• 12-18 months of Investment Banking or other relevant professional experience
• Strong quantitative and accounting skills – this role requires a deep understanding of valuation and broad finance and applicants should be able to guide and support other juniors in financial modeling
• Experience working on M&A advisory engagements through the entire execution phase. Experience working on cross-border mandates welcomed
• Strong client management skills – ability to earn the trust and respect of client teams such that clients contact him/her first for daily tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic, a “team player,” organized and high level of attention to detail
• Mentorship/Coaching skills – able to facilitate more effective delivery by working with junior team to improve performance
• Additional foreign language fluency (Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean) welcomed but not required
• Willingness to travel

BDA Partners (“BDA”) is a leader in cross-border investment banking, advising on acquisitions, divestments, JVs, capital raising, and restructuring involving Asia. BDA has been majority owned and managed by its employees since it was established in 1996.

BDA has an extensive track record of providing independent advice to entrepreneurs, blue-chip corporate and financial sponsor clients from North America, Europe and Asia.

BDA has teams of dedicated professionals located across Asia, the US and Europe with offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.  With more than 120 professionals, BDA has one of the largest and most experienced M&A teams in Asia.

BDA works across many sectors and has strong regional experience in Asia, with particularly deep expertise in the Chemicals, Consumer & Retail, Health, Industrials, Services, Sustainability and Technology sectors.

Role of the Junior Associate

BDA Partners is seeking a highly motivated Junior Associate for its Hong Kong office. BDA provides an excellent opportunity to gain an expansive breadth of hands-on experience across sectors focusing on M&A (sellside and buyside) and capital raising.

The prospective candidate will provide project management and execution support on complex transactions and prepare presentation materials to communicate key messages to clients and counterparties. Specific duties will include assistance in the preparation of financial models, valuation analysis, marketing documentation and research.

As well as having a deep understanding of valuation and broad finance, Associates should be able to identify and vet potential buyers from pitch materials and support sector teams in developing various client ready materials.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will support deal teams with a wide variety of tasks around our M&A advisory mandates. In particular, an Associate’s work will typically cover the following:

• Work with clients and participate in the execution of cross-border M&A transactions
• Provide support to senior investment banking professionals to develop marketing leads and ideas to generate new business
• Define and prepare financial and technical analysis for various M&A engagements, including buyside, sellside, corporate carve-outs, and cross-border M&A situations
• Assist senior bankers in process management
• Support negotiations and preparation of key transaction documents
• Conduct due diligence and assess seller’s and target’s business plans, growth prospects and financial performance
• Perform valuation analysis and apply diverse methodologies, including comparable company, precedent transaction, leveraged buyout, and discounted cash flow analysis
• Attend and actively participate in meetings with client’s senior team members
• A wide variety of other tasks to support the diverse activities inherent with M&A

Essential (‘Core’) Competencies

• Minimum three years of M&A and capital raising advisory experience on a full-time basis with another investment bank, corporate finance team of a Big 4 accounting firm, corporate M&A department, or private equity firm
• Strong quantitative and accounting skills –
  • Having a deep understanding of valuation, advanced M&A accounting and general financial concepts
  • Ability to guide juniors in financial modeling including building models from scratch and increasing efficiency in financial modelling
  • Ability to interact with external stakeholders and defend assumptions and BDA analysis findings
• Experience working on deals through the entire execution phase. Experience working on cross-border mandates welcomed
• Strong client management skills – ability to earn the trust and respect of client teams such that clients contact him/her first for daily tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic, a “team player,” organized
• Strong leadership mindset – able to facilitate more effective delivery by working with junior team to improve performance
• Ability to manage expectations, timelines and effectively communicate with both junior and senior team members of the team
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to travel on a frequent basis as required
• Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese (written and verbal)

How to apply

Interested candidates should complete the online assessment and upload their CV here. If the application is successful, BDA will sponsor a working visa, if required.

All information received will be kept in strict confidence and used only for employment-related purposes. Unfortunately, given the number of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Role of the Analyst

BDA Partners is seeking highly motivated Analyst for its Singapore office, providing an excellent opportunity to gain an expansive breadth of hands-on experience across sectors focusing on M&A (sellside and buyside) and capital raising. In particular, an Analyst’s work will typically cover the following:

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and participate in the execution of cross-border M&A transactions
• Provide support to senior investment banking professionals to develop marketing leads and ideas to generate new business
• Define and prepare financial and technical analysis for various M&A engagements covering both public and private companies, including buyside, sellside, corporate carve-outs, and cross-border M&A situations
• Assisting senior bankers in process management, e.g. due diligence
• Support negotiations and preparation of key transaction documents including confidentiality agreements, merger agreements, sale leaseback agreements, asset purchase agreements, other ancillary documents and deal marketing materials
• Conduct due diligence and assess sellers’ and target business’s plans, growth prospects and financial performance
• Perform valuation analysis and apply diverse methodologies, including comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, leveraged buyout analysis, and discounted cash flow analysis
• Attend and actively participate in meetings with clients’ senior team members
• A wide variety of other tasks to support the diverse activities of M&A advisory

Essential (‘Core’) Competencies

• Minimum 12 months’ M&A advisory experience in an investment bank
• Professional proficiency in English required
• Strong quantitative and accounting skills
• Experience working on deals through the entire execution phase. Experience working on cross-border mandates welcomed
• Effective client management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic, a “team player,” organized and high level of attention to detail
• Willingness to travel

Application Method

Interested candidates should apply using the following link: here
After submission, candidates will be directed to take a mandatory 40-minute long online assessment exam.

All information received will be kept in strict confidence and used only for employment-related purposes. Unfortunately, given the number of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.