Bala Ramesh
About Bala Ramesh
Bala Ramesh is the MD and European Head of Leveraged Finance Capital Markets at Jefferies, with over 15 years of experience in European leveraged finance.
Company
Bala Ramesh is currently employed at Jefferies, where he serves as the Managing Director (MD), European Head of Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, and European Co-Head of Leveraged Finance. He began his tenure at Jefferies in January 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Title
Bala Ramesh holds the roles of MD | European Head of Leveraged Finance Cap Mkts & European Co-Head of Leveraged Finance at Jefferies. His work primarily focuses on overseeing leveraged finance operations across Europe.
Previous Roles at HSBC
Bala Ramesh has an extensive background with HSBC Global Banking and Markets. He was the Director in Leveraged Credit Syndicate from 2007 to 2017, based in London, United Kingdom. Prior to that, he served as an Associate in Leveraged Finance Origination from 2006 to 2007 in London. His tenure at HSBC began as an Analyst from 2004 to 2006, during which he operated in both Hong Kong and London.
Early Career Experience
Bala Ramesh's career began with various roles in finance and analytics. He was a Summer Analyst at Lehman Brothers in New York for Fixed Income (CMBS) Strategy in 2003. He worked as an Analyst in Finance, Supply Chain & Systems at SC Johnson in India from 2000 to 2001. His earliest role was as an Audit Trainee at PwC in India from 1998 to 2000.
Education and Expertise
Bala Ramesh holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, which he completed between 2002 and 2004. He also earned a Chartered Accountancy from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1998 to 2001. Additionally, he has a Bachelors & Masters in Commerce from Pune University, completed between 1997 and 2002, and a Professional Diploma from the National Institute of Information Technology, achieved between 1996 and 1998.