Associate, Value Creation Management – Private Equity Department

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Investment, Business Management, Economics, or any related field

• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong grasp on operational excellence, problem-solving and turnarounds, as well as corporate finance and valuation methods of direct/co-investment opportunities and the nature of PE and Infra businesses.
• High familiarisation with the investment process including financial and legal due diligence, as well as shares subscription and shareholder agreements.
• Clear understanding of the difference and importance of shareholder reserves matters, and board reserves matters.
• Possess strong people and communication skills and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Completion or progress towards professional certification (e.g., CFA, ACCA, etc.) is an added advantage.
• Able to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.
• Assist in developing Private Equity (PE) and Infra direct/co-investment value creation strategy based on current PE and Infra portfolio performance as well as the future outlook of the market.
• Evaluation of current companies and development of value-adding plans to support the portfolio companies’ growth for local, regional, and global expansion.
• Assist the Investment Team in identifying and prioritising key strategic initiatives across businesses with specified performance matrices and developing value-creation plans for new investments.
• Assist in developing, assessing, and negotiating appropriate bolt-on investment structures and instruments in managing the risk and return of investment.
• Perform commercial, legal, financial, tax, and other relevant due diligence for bolt-on investment purposes.
• Execution of bolt-on investment including Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for direct/co-investments.
• Assist in managing, monitoring, and providing decisions on corporate action events. Obtaining approval from the Head of Department (HOD) or relevant committees to subscribe to rights issues, stock splits, bonus issues, warrants, and others. Liaise with the relevant department to undertake necessary action in relation to investee companies’ corporate action exercises that may or may not have a significant impact on shareholdings in the portfolio.
• Map out industry landscapes and develop strategic direction and growth initiatives that clearly outline the returns for the direct/co-investment portfolios, including via revenue expansion and increase in profitability.
• Encourage the companies within the Private Equity Department’s (PED) portfolio to collaborate across strategic initiatives, with the right team members working together towards successful delivery of synergies.
• Work closely with the Investment Team in the execution of exit strategy for specific investments.
• Active Relationship Building within the Investment Ecosystem and Market-Facing Presence, locally and internationally. Building reputation in Investment Capability, including Thought Leadership.
• Liaise with relevant regulators and stakeholders as required. Obtaining Investment approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) when required.
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