Restructuring Associate – Investment Banking

On behalf of our client, a well-established Dubai-based investment-banking and financial-services platform, we are seeking an Associate t o join its Restructuring and Special Situations advisory team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex, high-profile mandates across the GCC and wider MENA region, including financial restructurings, refinancings, recapitalisations, distressed M&A and capital-raising transactions. The successful candidate will work closely with senior bankers, corporate management teams, shareholders, lenders and external advisers.

Key Responsibilities

• Support execution of restructuring, refinancing, recapitalisation, liability-management and special-situations assignments.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models, including integrated three-statement models, liquidity forecasts, debt-capacity analyses, recovery assessments and scenario cases.
• Analyse capital structures, debt documentation, financing options and stakeholder outcomes.
• Prepare client presentations, board materials, valuation analyses, creditor materials, information memoranda and transaction documentation.
• Coordinate financial, commercial and legal diligence processes with management teams and external advisers.
• Support negotiations with lenders, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders.
• Conduct company, industry, market and comparable-company research.
• Assist senior team members with transaction origination and pitch preparation.

Candidate Profile

• 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, restructuring, leveraged finance, debt advisory, valuation, transaction services, private credit or special situations.
• Prior restructuring, refinancing or liability-management experience is highly desirable.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and financial-statement analysis capabilities.
• Understanding of debt structures, capital markets, credit agreements and corporate finance.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
• CFA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualifications are beneficial but not essential.
• GCC or MENA transaction exposure is advantageous.
• Fluent English required; Arabic would be beneficial.

The Opportunity

• Work on sophisticated capital-structure and restructuring mandates across a rapidly developing regional market.
• Gain direct exposure to senior clients, lenders, shareholders, legal advisers and investors.
• Join a lean, entrepreneurial team offering meaningful responsibility and hands-on transaction execution.
• Build a differentiated track record across restructuring, special situations, debt advisory and strategic corporate finance.
• Competitive, tax-free compensation package aligned with experience and performance.