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Standard Chartered

Associate Director / Director, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, M&A Advisory

London
Posted 1 day ago
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Job Summary

The Oil & Gas and Chemicals M&A Advisory team focuses on the origination of strategic transactions, predominantly M&A.

This role will support senior staff on transaction origination and execution, contribute to the development of the industry team’s strategy, and support client coverage for global clients.

The role may be considered at Associate Director or Director level, depending on the candidate’s experience, capability and alignment to the role requirements.

Key Responsibilities

As part of the Oil & Gas and Chemicals M&A Advisory team, the role will include, but not be limited to:

  • Supporting senior staff on transaction origination and execution.
  • Developing, in conjunction with the management team, the strategy of the industry team.
  • Preparing Information Memoranda, teasers, pitch books, presentations, valuation reports and other transaction-related materials.
  • Providing support for client coverage of global clients.
  • Carrying out detailed financial modelling.
  • Collecting, reviewing and analysing financial and other information from multiple sources.
  • Conducting sector and client research, including comparables and other relevant analysis.
  • Preparing and collating information for clients on deals.
  • Presenting information to senior management and clients.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with:

  • A Business, Banking or Engineering qualification with relevant industry experience, or a degree or postgraduate qualification from a top-tier school.
  • Relevant industry experience, ideally aligned to Oil & Gas and/or Chemicals, Energy or closely related sector coverage.
  • Prior experience in a top-tier investment bank or buy-side, with a track record in M&A, as well as Leveraged Finance or Project Finance.
  • Strong financial evaluation and Excel skills.
  • The ability to work effectively in both team-based and self-directed settings.
  • Strong work ethic, attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
  • The ability to deliver under time pressure.
  • A track record of working effectively as a team member.

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About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

  • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  • Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
  • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  • Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
  • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  • Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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Skills

M&A Advisory
Financial Modelling
Valuation
Transaction Execution
Client Coverage
Sector Research
Excel
Leveraged Finance
Project Finance
Strategic Transactions
Pitch Books
Information Memoranda

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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