About the position
Position open to all races and citizens from other coutries.
Our client is looking for a Senior Associate to join its Telecommunications investment banking team, based in Johannesburg. Candidates based in Harare will also be considered with a view to such candidate working from the firm's Harare office in the short term prior to relocating to Johannesburg. The role focuses on advising clients across the telecommunications value chain - including digital infrastructure, ISPs, VAS and some broader technology sector coverage. The geographic focus is pan African. The successful candidate will advise on M&A transactions (both sell-side and buy-side) alongside equity and debt capital raising, working with corporates, financial sponsors and infrastructure investors active in the sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Originating and developing client relationships across telecom operators, infrastructure owners and financial sponsors active in the sector.
- Preparing pitch materials, sector thought pieces and business development presentations tailored to telecommunications and digital infrastructure themes.
- Screening prospective clients and evaluating new M&A and capital raising mandate opportunities within the sector.
- Negotiating and securing new advisory mandates.
- Building and reviewing financial and valuation models, including sector-specific approaches such as tower and fibre cash-flow analysis, tenancy and lease-up assumptions, and infrastructure-style returns.
- Preparing information memoranda, teasers and other transaction marketing materials.
- Supporting negotiations on behalf of clients and coordinating closely with legal, technical and regulatory advisers throughout transaction execution.
- Managing transactions from origination through to completion, including M&A and equity and debt capital raisings.
- Maintaining and expanding relationships with existing clients and specialist telecom and infrastructure investors.
- Contributing to firm-wide business development and telecommunications sector coverage initiatives.
- Mentoring and supporting junior members of the team.
The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the growth of the firm's telecommunications franchise and to broader business development initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPREINCE:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of investment banking or corporate finance experience and MUST HAVE prior transaction experience within the telecommunications, digital infrastructure or TMT sector. The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong technical capabilities across financial analysis, valuation and transaction structuring, combined with a working understanding of telecom-specific metrics and how infrastructure, operating and digital assets are valued.
- A proven ability to build relationships with corporate clients, financial sponsors and infrastructure investors, and to originate and execute mandates.
- Familiarity with the deal types relevant to the sector, including M&A, equity capital raising and debt and infrastructure financing.
- Experience within an investment bank, corporate finance advisory, private equity or infrastructure fund, with sector exposure to telecommunications, towers, fibre, data centres or digital infrastructure considered a strong advantage
Please note that we review all applicants' CVs. If you do not receive communication from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- Investment Banking
- Valuation
- Corporate Finance
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
One of Africa's largest private capital markets advisers, with a team of more than 30 professionals and offices across five countries.
