Director of Origination(Global Capital Markets) Job at East Century Capital
East Century Capital is a global family office serving a private investor whose portfolio companies include middle market companies throughout Africa, Latin America, Europe and East Asia. Headquartered in Hong Kong, East Century is a partnership among a culturally diverse group of senior institutional investment professionals with established track records of success.
With a global footprint of more than 300 professionals in over 40 countries and strong relationships and mandates from buy-side investors, East Century is well positioned to execute strategies to create value for its portfolio companies.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Director of Origination - Global Capital Markets
Location: Nigeria
Detailed Description
The firm is currently seeking a professional to develop / originate new growth & capital raising mandates throughout Africa. Extensive knowledge of African markets and experience in one of the following targeted sectors is preferred:
- Mining
- Logistics
- Consumer goods.
- Agriculture/Agribusiness
- Energy
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Financial Services (Banking, Insurance, Micro-Credit)
- Manufacturing
- Infrastructure
- Healthcare
- Real Estate Development
The following investment segments are in particularly strong demand from our institutional investor base:
- Growth Equity
- Recapitalizations (Buy-outs, distressed situations)
- Venture Equity
- Debt Capital including structured credit (esoteric and new asset classes)
Job Responsibilities
- The Director of Origination is expected to present high quality deal flow to the Hong Kong sales teams by facilitating introductions with senior decision makers at companies seeking to raise capital or sell.
Compensation
Compensation is structured as a percentage (%) of revenues resulting from originated transactions (both advisory and success fees). There is no fixed compensation. Certain expenses reimbursed for established origination directors.