Senior Associate - Deal Making/Investment Banking required

Job Description

About Dexter Capital :Dexter Capital Advisors is one of the leading Technology focused Investment Banks that provides best-in-class advisory services to new-age entrepreneurs. We have helped start-ups in the Digital, Technology & Consumer sectors raise early-stage & growth-stage capital. Dexter in its 8+ years of existence has closed 40+ VC, PE & M&A transactions. We have been consistently ranked amongst the top 5 IBs by Venture Intelligence/VCC Edge Database. Dexter has its offices in Bangalore, Mumbai & Delhi. Dexter has 15+ team members with colleagues who are alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, ISB, IIT Bombay, etc. & previous institutions as Olympus Capital, Naspers, Macquarie, Avendus, Ambit, EY, etc. Some of our clients include Dehaat (Series A, Series B, Series C & Series D), Lifcare (Seed, Series A & Series B), Pickrr (Series A & Series B), MYLO (Series B), ekincare (Series B), Prozo (Series A), SleepyOwl (Series A) and many more.Front End Deal Making experience : 3+ yearsWhats required :1. Prior Experience : A minimum of 36 months of front-end Investment Banking experience in a reputed IB firm. More experience on live deal-making is better & experience from a reputed firm is bettera. Candidates with no prior front-end IB experience should not apply.b. Only KPO/research/equity research experience would not count towards front end IB experience and should not applyc. Candidates with no prior deal closure experience should not applyd. Corp. development/M&A experience in leading start-ups or large institutions would count towards IB experience and are encouraged to apply2. Strong academic pedigree :a. MBA (Top US/UK MBA Grad Schools/INSEAD/IIMs/ISB).b. Top tier undergrad (IIT/BITS) & CFA (minimum L2 should have been cleared)c. CA rank holders + CFA (L2+) + significant relevant work experience.d. MBA (FMS/XLRI/SPJIMR/IMT/JBIMS & other reputed institutes) + CFA (L2+) + significant relevant work-experience.3. Analytical Skills: Solid analytical skills with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).a. Strong presentation, pitch deck & IM making skills are non-negotiableb. Strong financial modelling skills are non-negotiablec. Market sizingd. Transaction & trading comps4. Thorough understanding of financial concepts, ratios5. Great and intuitive understanding of business concepts, ability to understand business using 1st principle, ability to put oneself in shoes of entrepreneur and Investor shoes and ask right questions6. Great communication skills - both verbal & written7. Passion for the Indian start-up ecosystem, a well-read person about the Indian start-up ecosystem is desirable8. If you have been an entrepreneur & have raised capital for your own venture that is a huge plus.9. Strong bias for action/initiative and entrepreneurial spirit10. A demonstrated hunger towards the field of investments, investment banking, and entrepreneurship11. Ability to prioritise effectively on a mix of long-term & short-term deadlinesWhat you can expect :1. Front-end role - direct interaction with start-up founders from Day 12. Ownership of deal execution3. Understanding of the full deal cycle - right from the first call with the founder to the time money is in the bank4. Understand Dexters thesis & unique lens of start-up evaluation which has delivered Industry-leading high closure ratesWhat will you work on :1. Interaction with start-up founders from day 1 in the evaluation of potential deals2. Lead the entire deal execution in guidance of deal lead3. Leading deal marketing for active mandates and drive Dexter - Investor calls & Company-Investors calls.4. Ensuring preparation of high-quality collaterals including financial model, IM, Teasers, competition benchmarking, valuation comps, etc.5. Coordination of various due diligence processes (tax, financial, legal, etc.), investor/client calls & meetings, etc.6. Owning the finalisation of Deal Docs in coordination with Investors counsel/advisors7. Owning the deal closure processes in coordination with Investors counsel/advisors, Company CS/finance team8. Building Industry/sector research for deal sourcing & assisting in finalising M&A/VC/PE mandates9. Preparation & updating of marketing materials for clients, media, conferences, etc.10. Represent Dexter at Industry forums,

Keyskills :
due diligencesalesadvisory servicesanalytical skillscustomer relationsdeal executionfinancial modelling