About ING & Wholesale Banking (WB)
ING is a leading European bank. Our more than 60,000 employees serve more than 38 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries. Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business.
ING WB in Asia Pacific (APAC) is present and active in 11 major economies across APAC, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Singapore is the regional headquarters for WB APAC, which includes all WB business lines such as Financial Markets, Capital Markets & Advisory (CMA), Sectors, Lending and Transaction Services and other enabling functions.
About CMA
CMA was established in 2023 as the single centre of excellence for our advisory business and related financing across ING, incorporating Corporate Finance, Acquisition Finance, Global Capital Markets (incl. Asset Securitization and Ratings Advisory), Corporate Investments and Loan Distribution Group. CMA aims to capture opportunities in our clients’ boardrooms for high value-added fee and advisory services and improve internal alignments to accelerate the strategic ‘must-win’ on capital velocity.
Overall Function
Based in Hong Kong, the role will focus on Corporate Finance advisory services (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic advisory) and related activities and will be involved in the support of origination and execution of Corporate Finance transactions.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide support for origination efforts across various sectors and countries
− Assist in originating and marketing corporate finance mandates
− Assist in the development and drafting of pitch books
− Supervise and guide analysts and junior colleagues in origination efforts
− Work together with other ING teams and departments to optimally service clients and source opportunities
• Provide support on all aspects of transaction execution
− Day-to-day project management and process control
− Support in drafting of required documents such as bid letters, information memorandum, among other transaction documents, where applicable
− Support in preparing documentation including marketing materials, such as teasers and information memorandums, where applicable
− Perform valuation analysis using but not limited to trading comparables, transaction comparables and discounted cash flow analysis
− Run complex financial models, and perform consolidation and merger analysis as required
− Coordination of data room processes, administer Q&A logistics and follow up
− Liaise with client representatives to gather and organize information used in the execution of transactions; assist with managing client relationships and liaise with other professionals
− Quality control. Review all work performed by junior colleagues
− Coordinate with more senior members of the deal execution team and obtain requisite internal sign-offs
• Assist in the training and development of junior colleagues
• Adhere to relevant ING policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements for Corporate Finance, including timely and satisfactory completion of required regulatory, licensing and Compliance training modules
Special Duties
• Assist in the cross-sell and promote other products / services of the bank, as appropriate, to customers
• Collaborate with other ING departments and country teams on joint marketing initiatives with customers