Acuris – Data Analyst– Japanese Speaking – 8168
ION Analytics, Full-time, Hong Kong or Shanghai
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Mergermarket (a division of ION Analytics) is a global provider of in-depth analysis and forward-looking information on corporate strategy and M&A activity for investment banks, private equity firms, advisors and corporate clients.
The Role:
The position offers unique opportunities to get full exposure to M&A markets and to familiarize on Equity Capital Market activities in overall Asia. The role will primarily involve researching, evaluating and pricing mergers and acquisitions as well as producing in-depth sector and country reports.
Key responsibilities:
- Performing desktop research on real-time M&A transactions
- Interpreting financial data and other financial information in relation to M&A transactions
- Contributing to and producing reports and data for publications based on this research using specialised knowledge of the M&A arena and the financial markets;
- Quality checking the historical database to ensure it reflects and provides a consistent high standard of data and analysis
- Analyzing specific transactions to determine whether or not they meet the database inclusion criteria
- Cleaning and updating the database to ensure that deal records, company records and individual profiles are accurate and comprehensive
- Tracking and updating a specific universe of private equity firms in terms of their activity.
Essential Qualifications:
- Fluency, including knowledge of business terminology, in English and Japanese;
- A Business, Finance, Economics degree or equivalent preferred;
- Detail-oriented, diligent and with a genuine interest in M&A/Corporate Finance
- Understanding of financial statements;
- Good computer skills (especially Excel);
- Highly numerate;
- Knowledge of research methodologies
About us
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
With 10,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.
At ION, we offer careers that provide many opportunities: To invent. To design. To collaborate. To build. To transform businesses and empower people around the world to do more, faster and better than before. Imagine what you can do and experience. This is where you can do your best work.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
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