Director of Origination - Global Capital Markets at Weiji Capital Nigeria

Weiji Capital is a full service global investment bank serving large and middle market companies throughout Europe, Africa, Latin America and East Asia. The firm advises publicly traded and privately held companies seeking to raise private institutional debt and equity capital and/or retain a strategic advisor (e.g. M&A, asset dispositions). Headquartered in New York, Weiji is a partnership among a culturally diverse group of senior institutional investment professionals with established track records of success.

Weiji Capital is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Director of Origination – Global Capital Markets

Location: Nigeria

Job description
The firm is currently seeking a professional to develop / originate new investment banking mandates throughout Africa. Extensive knowledge of African markets and experience in one of the following targeted sectors is preferred:

• Agriculture/Agribusiness
• Energy
• Telecommunications
• Transportation, Shipping and Logistics
• Financial Services (Banking, Insurance, Micro-Credit) Manufacturing
• Infrastructure
• Pharmaceuticals
• Mining

The following investment segments are in particularly strong demand from our institutional investor base:

• Growth Equity
• Recapitalizations (Buy-outs, distressed situations)
• Venture Equity
• Structured Credit (esoteric and new asset classes)

Job Responsibilities
The Director of Origination is expected to present high quality deal flow to the New York sales teams by facilitating introductions with senior decision makers. Weiji’s sales professionals covering Africa will construct marketing materials tailored for each opportunity.

Compensation
Compensation is variable only and structured as the sum of a fixed % and discretionary % of revenues resulting from originated transactions (both advisory and success fees). There is no fixed compensation. Certain expenses reimbursed for established origination directors.

Desired Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate will have sales/business development experience within the banking, financial services, and accounting sectors or from a particular industry.
• He/She will have extensive networks within a specific industry/market sector and access to an active rolodex of companies.

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

How to Apply
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