Vice President / Director – Strategic Advisory (Infrastructure Finance) Full Time

PJT Partners LP
Role Description:

The Strategic Capital Market Advisory team is seeking a Vice President / Director with strong analytical and writing skills, who takes initiative, has great attention to detail, works well under pressure, and has the ability to perform both independently and within teams in a boutique investment advisory firm.

The Strategic Advisory Group is one of the most experienced investment banking teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions of the past twenty years. Our global team focuses on a diverse set of industries, including, technology media telecommunications, natural resources, power & utilities, industrials, healthcare, and real estate. As a Vice President / Director you will sit within the Advisory Group but also work frequently with the Restructuring and Special Situations Group who advises companies, financial sponsors and creditor groups in financially distressed situations.

Responsibilities:

Additional responsibilities include:

• Work directly with companies across all industries in evaluating, structuring and recommending financial alternatives across both the investment grade and non-investment grade ratings spectrum;
• Work on a wide variety of financing transactions including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, restructurings and divestitures;
• The structure of the team and how it interacts with the Strategic Advisory and Restructuring and Special Situations teams offers professionals the unique opportunity to gain client exposure and work closely with senior members of the broader firm, many of whom were previously group heads at leading investment banking firms;
• 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 negotiating of contracts and other agreements; work with senior management and coordinate associate / analyst materials;
• Designing and developing quantitative models to assess the economic performance of targeted companies;
• Participating in both internal and external client meetings, negotiation of contracts and other agreements, and due diligence sessions.

Qualifications:

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 bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 6 years of investment banking experience
• Multiple years of experience spent in infrastructure debt advisory / infrastructure financing origination in an investment banking setting
• A strong background in finance, accounting, financial modelling, and legal documentation is required as you will be responsible for structuring and executing investment grade, leveraged, project finance and distressed financings, including bonds, leveraged loans, syndicated term loans, ratings advisory (and the candidate would ideally have some exposure and working knowledge of hedging and derivatives)
• Resume must be in PDF format