Equity Capital Markets Associate: Origination & Execution

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizuho Americas seeks an Equity Capital Markets Associate to support the origination, structuring and execution of equity and equity-linked transactions for corporate clients in the US and Canada.

You will assist ECM professionals with deal origination, perform market analysis, draft client pitches and marketing materials, and collaborate across teams to deliver financing solutions using data and research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics
• 2-4 years corporate finance and capital markets experience with a top-tier global bank
• Knowledge of corporate finance, securities, financial markets and risk & pricing analysis
• Aptitude to synthesize large amounts of information and develop innovative ideas
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Creativity and intellectual curiosity
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Advanced proficiency with FactSet, CapitalIQ, Bloomberg, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Assist ECM professionals with deal origination and execution across a diverse range of product areas
• Develop an understanding of market fundamentals and make market-informed contributions based on financing strategies and economic factors that address clients’ specific needs
• Work on live transactions and interact with clients and professionals from across the organization to build network and experience
• Work as a product specialist with clients at top management level to create and deliver financing solutions through ECM products using financial and economic data and research
• Design tailored presentations using and implementing current economic data and research for clients to outline solutions to their financing needs (e.g. general corporate financing, acquisition financing)
• Evaluate risk/return parameters of financing transactions
• Financial modeling, valuation, comparable & relative value analyses and market-specific analysis
• Draft client pitches and marketing materials
• Assist in the development and continued cultivation of client relationships

Skills

Corporate finance

Capital markets

Financial modeling

Valuation

Pitch/marketing

Client relationship

Excel proficiency

Bloomberg

CapitalIQ

FactSet

Team collaboration

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics

Tools

FactSet

CapitalIQ

Bloomberg

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mizuho Americas seeks an Equity Capital Markets Associate to support the origination, structuring and execution of equity and equity-linked transactions for corporate clients in the US and Canada.

You will assist ECM professionals with deal origination, perform market analysis, draft client pitches and marketing materials, and collaborate across teams to deliver financing solutions using data and research.