Associate Partner, Origination & Deal Structuring at Swift Consulting

Job Description

• We are looking for a highly driven, commercially astute and entrepreneurial senior professional to join our Corporate Advisory Group within the Investment Bank as Associate Partner, Origination & Deal Structuring.
• This is a senior revenue-generating role responsible for originating new corporate advisory mandates, structuring complex transactions, attracting new funding partners and institutional capital providers, and driving growth across both the firm’s Corporate Advisory and Proprietary Investment divisions.
• The successful candidate will play a critical role in expanding the firm’s client base, securing new funding relationships, and converting opportunities into executed transactions.
• This role requires strong structuring capability, institutional credibility, and the ability to operate at senior levels across governments, corporates, family offices and global financial institutions.
• The role is fast-paced, demanding and performance-driven. Cultural fit is critical, and it is vital that the candidate shares and upholds our values and beliefs. An existing knowledge of corporate finance, structured finance, capital markets, credit, and accounting is essential.

Key Responsibilities 
Business Development & Origination:

• Originate new corporate advisory mandates across sovereign, quasi-sovereign andcorporate clients.
• Identify and develop new transaction opportunities aligned with the firm’s strategicfocus.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with corporates, governments,sponsors and institutional investors.
• Attract new funding partners including private credit funds, institutional assetmanagers, DFIs and alternative capital providers.
• Secure funding lines and capital commitments to support both advisory mandatesand proprietary investment opportunities.
• Drive revenue growth through successful mandate conversion and transactionexecution.

Deal Structuring & Execution:

• Lead the structuring of complex financing solutions across debt, hybrid andstructured instruments.
• Design bankable, risk-mitigated structures aligned with investor appetite and clientobjectives.
• Oversee preparation of financial models, term sheets, information memoranda andcredit materials.
• Coordinate due diligence processes with legal, financial and technical advisors.
• Negotiate commercial and financial terms with counterparties and funding partners.
• Work closely with internal Investment Banking, Legal, Compliance and Operationsteams to ensure smooth transaction execution.
• Support proprietary investment opportunities by structuring capital solutions andsecuring aligned funding.

Funding & Institutional Relationship Development:

• Develop and deepen long-term relationships with institutional funding partnersglobally.
• Maintain active dialogue with credit funds, asset managers, banks and DFIsregarding pipeline opportunities.
• Position the firm as a credible origination and structuring partner within institutionalmarkets.
• Structure repeatable funding platforms and programme-based capital solutions.

Firm Leadership & Growth:

• Partner with senior leadership to refine the Corporate Advisory Group’s strategicpositioning.
• Contribute to pipeline planning, revenue forecasting and growth strategy.
• Mentor junior team members and support capability development.
• Raise the firm’s profile through thought leadership, networking and market
• engagement.
• Support geographic expansion across London, Lagos, Chicago, Abuja and Dubai

Required Qualifications and Skills

• BSc Degree in Finance, Economics,Accounting, Business or related field.
• MBA, CFA or equivalent designationstrongly preferred.
• Excellent ability to speak and write the English language.
• Proficient in MacOS Keynote,Numbers and Pages.
• Proficient in MS PowerPoint, Excel &Word.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience ininvestment banking, corporate finance,structured finance, private credit, private equity or institutional assetmanagement.
• Demonstrated track record oforiginating and executing complexfinancial transactions.
• Strong existing network of corporates,governments, development financeinstitutions, private credit funds,institutional investors and fundingpartners.
• Proven ability to attract and secureinstitutional funding relationships.
• Deep understanding of debtstructuring, credit analysis, capitalmarkets and risk allocation.
• Strong financial modelling andanalytical capability.
• Experience structuring multijurisdictional transactions acrossemerging and developed markets.
• Strong negotiation and commercia lacumen.
• Highly proficient in preparinginvestment memoranda, credit papers,term sheets, pitch books andtransaction documentation.
• Excellent presentation skills, able tosynthesise complex transactionstructures clearly and persuasively.
• Trusted advisor with strong executivepresence.
• Strong organisational skills to managemultiple live mandates simultaneously.
• Result oriented, able to deliver on timeand under pressure.
• Highly adaptable, able to deal withambiguity and complex stakeholderdynamics.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability tothrive in a lean and fast-growingenvironment.
• Able to handle confidential matterswith absolute discretion.
• Able to work in a fast-paced team withminimal supervision.
• Proactive, with strong decision-makingcapacity.
• Must be mature and reliable.