Michael Paige
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michaelpage.com
Job details:
Originate and convert equity mandates - Proactively build relationships with promoters, CXOs and boards of mid-market companies to secure private equity fund-raises, growth capital placements, pre-IPO rounds, SME IPO mandates and strategic equity transactions
Structure and advise on equity solutions - Assess clients' equity readiness - evaluate growth narratives, scalability, governance frameworks valuation potential - and craft bespoke capital strategies. Build financial projections, valuation models and investor-ready stories
Lead end-to-end deal execution - Own preparation of high-quality pitch books, information memoranda and due diligence materials. Manage investor targeting, roadshows, term sheet negotiations and final documentation, ensuring velocity and institutional quality
Build and nurture a robust investor network - Cultivate and deepen relationships with PE funds, VC investors, family offices, strategic investors & HNIs. Position our firm as a preferred sourcing partner for quality equity opportunities in₹100-500 Cr mid-market space
Spearhead readiness for public and private markets - Advise promoters on governance enhancement, financial structuring and strategic positioning to attract institutional equity. Prepare clients for IPO readiness, pre-IPO placements and merchant banking-led issuances
Collaborate across the platform - Work closely with the Promoter/Managing Director and debt coverage team to offer integrated capital solutions. Provide equity perspective in cross-functional mandates such as structured minority deals, convertible instruments, and hybrid solutions
Contribute to the merchant banking build-out - Support the strategic road-map for merchant banking registration by establishing equity execution infrastructure, due diligence processes and documentation standards suitable for public market mandates
Act as a culture carrier - Operate with high ownership, urgency, and ethical rigour. Help attract and mentor junior talent as the equity vertical scales and embody the global professionalism we are building
You are a proven equity originator and trusted advisor with the gravitas to engage promoters and the technical depth
to structure compelling deals. Ideally, you bring -
15+ years of experience in investment banking, equity capital markets, PE placement or capital advisory, with a demonstrable focus on mid-market India
A strong origination track record of personally winning and executing equity mandates - from growth-stage private placements and pre-IPO rounds to SME IPO lead-managed transactions. Evidence of ₹50-100 Cr+ fee generating deals is expected
Deep promoter and CXO relationships in the mid-market segment, combined with an active network of PE/VC funds, family offices and institutional equity allocators
Technical mastery of valuation methodologies (DCF, transaction comps), financial modelling, term sheet negotiation and equity structuring, including dilution mechanics, investor rights and governance frameworks
Fluent understanding of the equity capital market ecosystem Including regulatory norms for IPOs, private placements and investor on-boarding
An entrepreneurial temperament you thrive in a build-mode environment, can operate without large support teams and are motivated by outcome-linked rewards and longterm wealth creation
Exemplary communication and presence - you can articulate a equity story simply and compellingly to promoters & investors and represent the firm credibly at the highest levels
Cross-cultural agility you are comfortable working with global stakeholders and contributing to a platform that blends Indian market depth with international standards
Our Client is an Asia-focused Capital Markets Enterprise headquartered in Singapore offering Bespoke Advisory & Capital solutions in the mid-market segment. They are building India's most execution-focused and curated solutions. They combine investment banking, strategic advisory and investment solutions to serve growth-stage businesses and emerging enterprises.
Their ambition is to become a significant, institutionally credible franchise with ability to deliver equity, debt and structured capital solutions under one roof. With a global outlook and high-ownership culture, this role is central to our equity franchise.
You have likely spent years executing equity mandates inside larger, process oriented institutions. This is the opportunity to be the franchise builder: a senior coverage professional with direct access to the founder's vision, authority to win, own mandates and the freedom to shape the equity strategy of a high-conviction platform. You will work alongside the our leadership to create a new-age, relationship-driven and technically exceptional merchant banking institution - and build a legacy that is personally and financially transformative
An entrepreneurial and technically sharp Equity Coverage Lead opportunity with an Asia-focused Capital Markets Enterprise headquartered in Singapore, building India's most execution-focused mid-market advisory and capital solutions platform.
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