Director - Financial Sponsor Coverage

All Star Agency; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

All Star Agency is seeking an experienced Director to drive financial sponsor coverage across APAC, originating and supporting a broad range of event-driven and structured financing transactions.

The role involves leading deal execution, coordinating with client representatives and internal teams, and collaborating with sector, product, and country bankers to deliver tailored solutions and drive transaction success across the region.

Qualifications

• :Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in Finance, Business, Economics, or related disciplines.
• Minimum seven years of relevant experience in financial sponsor coverage, M&A/advisory, and industry teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills; client-oriented and focused.
• Strong technical abilities with an understanding of M&A, capital markets, private debt/credit, financial markets, and corporate banking products.
• Travel within APAC may be necessary.

Responsibilities

• Originate and support business from financial sponsor clients across APAC.
• Lead deal execution and coordinate with client representatives, external counsel, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop bank distribution capabilities, including private credit.
• Instruct and educate team members, strengthening deal origination functions.
• Collaborate with sector, product, and country bankers across APAC and beyond.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Client-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance/Business/Economics

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Director to drive financial sponsor coverage across the APAC region, originating and supporting a broad range of event-driven and structured financing transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Originate and support business from existing and prospective financial sponsor clients across APAC, leveraging your own sector and product expertise to deliver:
• M&A advisory in collaboration with group entities
• Corporate finance, acquisition finance (recourse and non-recourse), and structured products including fund finance, project finance, and real estate finance
• ECM, DCM, and other capital markets products and services
• Ancillary businesses in event-driven deals such as FX, derivatives, trade financing, and transaction banking
• Proactively cover financial sponsor clients and their portfolio companies through strategic dialogue, content-rich engagement, comprehensive presentations, and pitchbooks. Maintain close coordination with key stakeholders, deal teams, and capital markets teams.
• Ideate and collaborate closely with sector, product, and country bankers across the APAC network—including Australia, Greater China, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, and other regional markets—as well as colleagues in the Americas and EMEA, to pitch the most appropriate solutions and actively participate in transaction execution.
• Lead deal execution as appropriate, including acting as team leader on transactions. Coordinate with key client representatives, external legal counsel and advisors, internal stakeholders, and other transaction parties.
• Support the development of the bank's distribution capabilities, including in the private credit space.
• Instruct, support, and educate other team members and junior colleagues, strengthening the deal origination function and contributing to the financial sponsor franchise.
• Perform concurrent assignments with affiliated securities entities after becoming a licensed representative.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in Finance, Business, Economics, or related disciplines.
• Minimum seven years of relevant experience in financial sponsor coverage, M&A/financial advisory, and industry teams, preferably obtained from financial institutions or corporate finance advisory firms.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills; client-oriented and focused.
• Strong technical abilities with an understanding of M&A, capital markets, private debt/credit, financial markets, and corporate banking products.
• A strong team player and self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit, able to work independently when needed.
• Travel within APAC may be necessary.