Senior Vice President / Executive Director, Corporate Finance

Senior Vice President / Executive Director, Corporate Finance

Country: Hong Kong

Senior deal lead responsible for end-to-end execution of complex M&A and capital markets transactions and active contribution to origination and client development across Asia Pacific.

Acts as a trusted advisor to clients, managing transaction processes, coordinating cross-border teams, and supporting the development of new business opportunities across priority sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Execution Leadership

• Lead execution of M&A, ECM, and strategic advisory transactions across Asia Pacific or across Latam, Europe and US

• Act as primary day-to-day client contact, ensuring high-quality delivery and senior-level engagement

• Manage all transaction workstreams including:

• Due diligence

• Financial analysis

• Structuring

• Documentation and negotiations (legal docs including SHA and SPA)

• Coordinate internal teams across Europe, LatAm, and US to deliver integrated cross-border solutions

• Oversee external advisors (legal, accounting, technical)

• Expert in transactions requiring SASAC approval (and other Chinese authorities)

Origination & Client Development

• Support and increasingly lead origination of new Corporate Finance mandates

• Develop and maintain relationships with:

• Corporate clients (Chinese SOEs and POEs as a primary focus)

• Financial sponsors

• Infrastructure and sovereign investors

• Identify strategic opportunities, including:

• Cross-border M&A

• Carve-outs

• Capital raises

• Contribute to pitching and conversion of mandates

Project & Team Management

• Lead deal teams, allocating responsibilities across associates and analysts

• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality materials (IMs, presentations, financial models)

• Maintain control over data room processes and information flow

Financial Analysis & Valuation

• Build and review advanced financial models including:

• M&A accretion/dilution

• LBO analysis

• Project finance / infrastructure models (if relevant)

• Perform valuation using:

• DCF

• Trading comparables

• Transaction comparables

• LBO / IRR frameworks

• Translate analysis into clear client recommendations

Requirements                                                                                     

• University graduate, MBA is a plus.

• 8–10 years of experience in M&A / Corporate Finance at a leading investment bank or advisory firm with strong execution track record across M&A and capital markets transactions.

• Extensive exposure to cross-border M&A and experience working in an international, cross-border environment

• Experience engaging with SOEs and POEs; familiarity with Latin America, Europe, and/or US markets is a strong advantage

• Proven ability to lead transactions independently at advanced stages and manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders

• Deep expertise in financial modelling and valuation, with strong qualitative and quantitative analytical capabilities

• Strong commercial judgement with well-developed client engagement, and presentation skills

• Fluency in English required; Mandarin and/or Spanish advantageous