DESCRIPTION

Our Associates are the future leaders of our Investment Bank! This is an opportunity to join a highly motivated and extremely active Financial Sponsors Group delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking solutions to financial sponsors (e.g. private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds). Our Associates are self-confident, highly motivated, reliable and have strong team spirit. You will assist and guide our Analysts in performance of their work. Our Associates provide core support in the origination of new business.

ABOUT US

Our Financial Sponsors Group is part of the Investment Banking Coverage department within Global Banking. We offer financial and advisory solutions that support critical strategic events in a financial sponsor's evolution (e.g. an acquisition or divestiture of a portfolio company) and / or where our financial sponsor clients wish to raise equity or debt for new or existing portfolio companies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Employment eligibility to work with HSBC in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

REQUIRED SKILLS

Here's what you might expect on a typical day:

• Financial Skills: You would utilize your strong Excel skills to develop valuations of companies, including but not limited creating model projections, using trading and transaction comparables, discounted cash flow or LBO analysis. Analyze a company's capital structure. Prepare and defend credit applications for event-driven financings.
• Communication Skills: Assist in the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and other materials for clients. Assist with the coverage of financial sponsor clients where you would exhibit professional and personal presence; actively participate in internal and external discussions; present well-developed and delivered narratives to colleagues and clients. Draft marketing memoranda for sell-side assignments; developing equity story or credit story depending on securities raised.
• Deal Management/Execution Skills: Actively participate on deal teams to ensure that transactions are completed both in a timely and effective manner. You would interact with product and country teams, clients and various levels of management, while acting as an integral part of the deal team
• Client/Colleague Skills: Demonstrate your capacity to build a network of contacts, both internal and external, in the context of interactions with colleagues to support the creation of solutions to client needs.

We work hard to ensure that our workplace is a diverse, inclusive and meritocratic environment and we have a strong commitment to sustainability. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play a central part in life at HSBC, including the development of our employees and our connection to the communities and customers we serve. We value difference. We succeed together. We take responsibility. We get it done. And we want you to help us build the bank for the future!

At HSBC, the health and well-being of our employees remains of utmost importance. Many of our roles are permitted to work from home (in states in which HSBC is licensed to operate) until further notice. Upon resumption of normal operations, this role may be performed at our New York, New York office.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. Our global businesses serve around 39 million customers worldwide through a network that covers 62 countries and territories. Our customers range from individual savers and investors to some of the world’s biggest companies, governments and international organizations. We aim to connect them to opportunities and help them to achieve their ambitions.