Associate - Strategic Advisory (Hong Kong)

Responsibilities

• Associates within Strategic Advisory would be responsible for the following:
• Evaluating, structuring, and recommending financial and strategic alternatives, including the analysis of mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic combinations, asset sales, and divestures.
• Leading the day-to-day execution of transactions, including due diligence, valuation analysis, and the negotiation of contracts and other agreements; work with senior management and coordinate analyst materials.
• Analysing financial data and developments in financial markets important to the business of PJT Partners.
• Conducting research of targeted industries for investment purposes.
• Performing valuation analysis of prospective investment opportunities under consideration, including the assessment of financial risks.
• Comparing a company's financial data with other companies of the same industry, size, and location to the forecast of industry trends.
• Designing and developing quantitative models to assess the economic performance of targeted companies.
• Preparing written analysis and evaluations of investment opportunities for use by PJT Partners management and review by clients.
• Participating in both internal and external client meetings, negotiation of contracts and other agreements, and due diligence sessions.
• Mentoring and training of juniors, promoting team culture.
• In addition, Associates in the Hong Kong team would gain exposure to the Private Capital Solutions and Restructuring and Special Situations groups and be involved across a broad spectrum of strategic transactions including:
• Financial Sponsor Solutions: Fund recapitalizations, continuation vehicles, fund restructurings, tender offers, preferred equity / other debt oriented solutions, management team spinouts and portfolio asset sales.
• Structured Liquidity Solutions: Securitizations, refinancings of illiquid financial holdings and joint ventures.
• Institutional Investor Solutions: Divesture of private fund interests, valuation of private fund interests, transaction structuring and execution support.
• Restructuring and Special Situations: Corporate recapitalizations, reorganizations, corporate valuations, exchange offers, distressed mergers and acquisitions and raising debt and equity capital.

Requirements

• PJT Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:
• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant Investment Banking experience with particular focus on M&A and Corporate Finance
• Fluency in English and at least one additional Asian language is required. Fluency in Korean is strongly preferred
• Strong analytical and modelling skills, with demonstrated buy-side and sell-side execution experience
• Excellen

Benefits

Additional Information

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds. From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients. To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com .

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