CMBS

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Senior Credit Analyst to analyze complex consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS transactions, perform collateral analysis, evaluate and model underlying credit structures and mentor junior analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS transactions, perform collateral analysis, evaluate and model underlying credit structures and mentor junior analysts
• Lead analysis of bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, deal participants and firm clients
• Lead ongoing surveillance of existing transactions and evaluate and report on changes to creditworthiness
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Manage, coach and mentor junior credit analysts
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Approximately 10 years of structured finance credit analysis experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Demonstrated experience analyzing the credit worthiness across ABS asset classes
• Knowledge of consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS asset classes preferred
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts
• Ability to travel as required

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Credit Analyst with CMBS securitization or commercial real estate (CRE) underwriting experience to analyze new issue CMBS transactions and perform comprehensive credit analysis for a variety of commercial real estate loan transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze new issue CMBS transactions and perform comprehensive credit analysis for a variety of commercial real estate loan transactions
• Analyze bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Interact with investors, market stakeholders and firm clients
• Perform surveillance of existing transactions, evaluate ongoing creditworthiness and report on changes
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of CRE debt underwriting or CMBS securitization
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Demonstrated CMBS credit securitization or Commercial Real Estate debt underwriting experience
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Ability to travel as required

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit an  in-house transactional Securitization Attorney to directly support structured finance and credit deal teams with legal advise, transaction structuring and securitization for investment transactions across a variety of credit strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Directly support structured finance and credit deal teams with legal advise, transaction structuring and securitization for investment transactions across a variety of credit strategies
• Manage and lead investment transactions across multiple asset classes – Corporate Credit, Fund Finance, Asset-Backed-Securities, Commercial Real Estate, etc. – from inception through closing
• Work closely with deal teams, clients, and external counsel to ensure smooth execution of transactions
• Advise deal teams, clients and other key stakeholders on investment structures, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation
• Negotiate, draft and review complex transaction documents, including purchase agreements, indentures, credit agreements, trust and custodial agreements, etc.
• Manage deal timelines, ensuring all legal documentation and approvals are completed accurately and on time
• Complete ad hoc projects as required including legal department best practices, process improvements and process automation

Requirements:

• J.D. with NY State Bar admission
• 5+ years of transactional legal experience at a large law firm, alternative investment platform or insurance company
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing complex structured finance transactions and securitizations
• Strong understanding of structured finance and credit investing
• Proven ability to thrive in a lean and unstructured environment and manage transactions independently