Senior Associate, Transaction Advisory Solutions, Asia

Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Aon is looking for a Senior Associate within the Transaction Advisory Services (“TAS”) team, as part of Aon’s M&A and Transaction Solutions (“AMATS”) practice in Asia.

With a dedicated focus on transactional activity, the TAS team provides advisory services to private equity and infrastructure funds as well as corporate clients, on both buy-side and sell-side opportunities. The primary area is insurance due diligence but we also focus on cross-selling other Aon services that will be relevant to clients, particularly W&I and Tax insurance, but also cyber due diligence and cyber security services for portfolio companies, credit solutions and human capital services.

The responsibilities of the Senior Associate include project management and advisory services to buyers and sellers in the pre-acquisition and pre-sale environment, and the pro-active identification of any additional M&A insurance solutions and wider services that Aon may also be able to provide to clients during the transaction and following the completion of a deal.

Key to the role will be the coordination of Aon resources, technical advice and solutions across various geographies and practices within Aon. Key responsibilities will involve:

• Provision of insurance due diligence advisory services to private equity, infrastructure and corporate clients in support of their M&A processes;
• Identifying opportunities for cross-selling other Aon products, services, and solutions including but not limited to W&I, Tax, Cyber, Credit, Human Capital and Portfolio value-creation solutions to our fund clients
• Project management
• Liaising with clients and other advisors
• Coordinating internal Aon expertise/resources/solutions across various practices and geographies
• Assisting in the management of post-close program placement

The Senior Associate will also be expected to build relationships with clients, prospects and advisers in pursuit of new opportunities for our services.

Skills and experience that will lead to success:

• Prior experience in general P&C insurance, preferably with experience of private equity and/or M&A; those with a finance, legal or consulting background in M&A
• Confident communicator (written/verbal) with excellent report writing and presenting skills
• Good multi-tasker, who takes initiative and is willing to learn
• Proficiency in MS Office suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint