Associate, Loan Syndications, Corporate Banking - New York, United States - CIBC

CIBC

Verified Company

New York, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

We're building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what's right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work.

Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You'll Be Doing

The Associate will be responsible for supporting

1.

_Primary Market Business:
_ the origination, structuring and distribution of underwritten and arranged syndicated credits within identified industry portfolios in the corporate bank's loan portfolio in the US and

2.

_Secondary Market Business:

_ coverage of >200 commercial bank as well as numerous non-bank investors in the loan market to facilitate purchases and sales for the bank's portfolio, enhancing capital efficiency and maximizing loan portfolio profitability.

The Associate will participate in the development and execution of overall business strategies.

The Associate will be flexible to work hours as needed to help deliver a great client experience, which may include evenings and weekends.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.

Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Business Unit Description

Loan Syndications ("LSG") US includes syndicate and sales functions and is CIBC's face to the loan market, providing (i) market information, (ii) investor coverage and (iii) arranging, underwriting and distribution capabilities in order to serve CIBC clients' capital raising needs.

Syndicate_: LSG provides loan market and dealspecific analysis and advice to (i) facilitate CIBC's loan investment decision making, (ii) mitigate market risk when providing underwritings, (iii) enhance riskadjusted returns on capital and (iv) support capital rotation.
Distribution:_ LSG maintains strong relationships with loan market investors globally and distributes all CIBCoriginated loans in the primary market. Through its secondary market execution capabilities, LSG is a (i) provider of liquidity and capital relief, (ii) sourcer of new business opportunities and (iii) facilitator of active portfolio management. LSG facilitates secondary market information flow and executes purchases and sales.

These activities support CIBC's leading position in the loan markets as an advisor and debt arranger for core clients, both for corporate and structured financings.

The objective of these activities is to mitigate market risk and enhance risk-adjusted returns on capital and facilitate active portfolio management, optimizing execution in the market for CIBC and its clients.

LSG's strong investor relationships are an integral part of the "cross-sell value chain", adding to the bank's capability to underwrite and lead financings (the originate-to-distribute strategy), providing deeper client penetration and the ability to pursue additional fee opportunities across products and geographies.

How You'll Succeed- Researching and monitoring primary and secondary loan market trends including structural and price trends, investor behavior and other financial market metrics and incorporate same into financing proposals for issuers as well as communicate these effectively both to internal and external clients- Researching and monitoring client-/borrower
- as well as industry-specific credit and business trends both for structuring new loan proposals and client pitches as well as for responding to investor due diligence questions, both in primary distribution and for secondary market sales

For _loan underwritings_, the Associate supports the creation of a situation appropriate market risk analysis (the Loan Underwriting Committee Assessment), including supporting data, liquidity analysis, comparable transaction analysis, an analysis of prevailing market conditions, helping craft risk mitigation strategies and distribution options for achieving CIBC's Sell-Down Target
Reviewing information memoranda, proposals and presentations, helping prepare new business ("Global Deals Committee") memos and underwriting proposals
Maintaining databases of loans and loan investors and ongoing contact with loan investors
Supporting the organization and management of deal launches, bank meetings and marketing events
During primary distribution phases of syndications, helping research and answer investor questions
During secondary closing processes, supporting the timely and efficient closing of purchases and sales

Who You Are- Degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or related field- Minimum 3 years related experience- Demonstrated knowledge of capital markets, investment banking, private/public debt and equity capital markets, trade finance, foreign exchange, commercial paper, securitization and financi