M&A Advisory - Manager

SGV & Co.; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SGV & Co. invites a seasoned corporate finance professional at Manager level to join our M&A advisory team in Metro Manila. You will originate transactions, lead client pitches, and shape deal strategy across acquisitions, disposals, and restructurings.

You will work with leadership to grow origination capacity, manage multiple live transactions, and mentor junior colleagues while building a strong regional network.

Qualifications

• Track record of originating and executing corporate finance/M&A deals.
• Experience leading finance processes and due diligence.
• Strong negotiation and strategic thinking.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Originate and deliver transaction ideas and leverage relationships.
• Lead client pitches and contribute to business development.
• Advise clients on transaction strategy and deal structure.
• Manage multiple projects and ensure timely deliverables.
• Coordinate with investors, advisers, and counterparty teams.
• Develop sector expertise and SGV’s origination capabilities.
• Mentor junior colleagues and grow the team.

Skills

Transaction origination

Client pitches

Negotiation

Deal strategy

Team leadership

Business network

Confidentiality

Multi-project leadership

Job description

What if your career could have a lasting impact on you, and on the world?

Here at SGV, you'll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We'll surround you with high-performing teams, empower you with the latest technology, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential.

Through our coaching and training programs, you'll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future - all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at SGV and beyond.

The exceptional SGV experience. It's yours to build.

The opportunity

Our M&A advisory team at SGV & Co. draws on our local industry insights and our extensive global network to help our clients identify and execute the right transaction for their organization - linking transaction strategy with business strategy.

We work with our clients throughout the transaction life cycle, helping them achieve their strategic objectives across acquisitions, disposals, management buy-outs, buy-ins, fundraisings, mergers and strategic reviews.

We are seeking to grow the origination and execution capacity of the team through the recruitment of an experienced corporate finance/ M&A professional at Manager level.

Responsibilities

Working with the leadership, you will:

• Originate and deliver transaction ideas, identify opportunities, open and leverage on relationships
• Support new business development, support the development of pitch documents and take a lead role in client pitches
• Liaise with and advise clients on transaction strategy including tactics, deal structuring and negotiation strategy, providing genuine sector and transaction insight and displaying deep understanding of the strategic rationale for transactions
• Lead multiple projects and transactions at any given time
• Act as a main contact point for clients during the transaction process
• Play a critical role as the project manager on teams, driving the transaction timetable and ensuring quality on all client deliverables, as well as managing counterparties (including identifying and contacting potential investors) and other advisers to ensure transaction milestones are met
• Develop deep sector expertise and your own business network, assuming responsibility for the development of SGV's brand as well as your own origination capabilities in those sectors over the medium term
• Interact with different specialists within the firm and colleagues across the globe to deliver enhanced transaction solutions
• Lead, develop and counsel junior colleagues and take an active role in the growth and development of the whole team

Requirements

• Track-record of originating and executing corporate finance deals in an investment banking, corporate finance or corporate development environment.
• Strong experience leading corporate finance/M&A processes (marketing, due diligence, etc.), analysis (financial models, valuation, buyer/seller universe, strategic alternatives, etc.), and completion of deliverables (information memoranda and other documentation)
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Sound commercial judgment and an ability to generate creative solutions to problems; ability to identify potential deal opportunities
• Able to demonstrate confidence in client situations, gaining client acceptance and establishing value through advice and sector insight
• Experience in working on tight deadlines, thinking clearly under pressure and maintaining team morale during lengthy and challenging transactions
• Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
• Extensive business network

What’s in it for you

• Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
• Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds - both professionally and culturally.
• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society - building a better working world, together.

Join us in building a better working world.