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The candidate will work within the investment team of VinaCapital’s Vietnam Logistics Growth Fund, a $150 million fund focused on transport logistics opportunities in Vietnam with an emphasis on businesses with hard assets (i.e. seaports, air cargo, warehousing and distribution, cold chain, free trade zones). VinaCapital will carry out investments under a joint venture with A.P. Moller Capital, a leading global transport infrastructure fund. The Investment Director is expected to deliver the following main duties:

• Conduct thorough analysis of potential investment opportunities in various sectors which benefit from domestic population growth including assessing financial viability, conducting deal diligence, evaluating risk factors and determining the potential return on investments;
• Manage deals sourcing, structuring, negotiating and executing investments (entry and exit) in projects/private equity companies in various sectors;
• Serve as primary liaison to prospective clients/investees and related services providers (i.e., external auditors, legal counsels, etc.);
• Establish and maintain relationship with key internal and external clients/partners;
• Monitor the financial and operational performance of invested projects throughout their lifecycle. Analyze financial statements and provide periodic reports to stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Banking, Finance and Accounting, Economic with preference for MBA. Additional license of CPA, CFA strongly preferred.
• Minimum ten-year experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified;
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to generate strong working relationships with target management teams and advisors, including an existing network of potential target business owners and relevant advisors in the target market;
• Strong commercial aptitude – an ability to understand market dynamics and strategic positioning of potential targets;
• Ability to advance numerous projects in parallel and provide strategic direction to team members; deal due diligence must not come at the cost of pipeline origination;
• Hands-on experience in leading acquisition deal structuring and execution;
• Language: fluent in English and Vietnamese.