Financial Modeling

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit an Investment Associate with 2- 3 years of transactional investment banking experience to serve as a key member of the team investing across a variety of structured credit and esoteric structured asset classes.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, negotiate, finance and close investment opportunities across a variety of structured credit and esoteric structured asset classes
• Perform investment research, financial modeling, transaction underwriting, valuation analysis and deal due diligence
• Assist with business plan development for various investment opportunities
• Develop investment ideas, write investment memos and create presentations for the investment committee
• Assist with legal documentation and deal closings
• Interact frequently with portfolio company management
• Support post-close efforts including add-on M&A transactions, management reporting, portfolio company growth objectives, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with capital raising initiatives
• Mentor junior team members
• Assist with ad hoc projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic standing
• 2-3 years of transactional investment banking or lateral investment analysis experience (targeting 2023-2024 undergrads)
• Experience with Esoteric ABS, ABS Securitization, Structured Finance, Leverage Finance, FIG investment banking or Transportation banking (rail, aircraft, etc.) transactions required
• Advanced financial modeling, transaction underwriting and valuation analysis required
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, business writing and relationship management skills
• Highly motivated, intellectually curious and creative with strong critical thinking skills
• Travel required

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit an Associate with aviation finance/aircraft leasing experience to provide analytical and portfolio management support to the investment team focused on aviation special situations investing, financing, leasing and asset acquisitions ($7B AUM investment portfolio).

Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical and portfolio management support to the investment team focused on aviation special situations investing, financing, leasing and asset acquisitions
• Perform capital structure analysis, complex financial modeling, industry research, data/risk driver analysis, dashboard/report development, asset management and capital raising support
• Leverage data, financial models and analytics to provide thought leadership insight to the investment team
• Support all facets of the portfolio, new deal due diligence and investment value realization
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to support asset management activities
• Maintain internal systems and develop analytical tools and automation
• Assist with strategic initiatives, investment return optimization and capital formation
• Attend and participate in industry events and board meetings

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record
• 2+ years of portfolio management, asset management or strategic finance experience
• Aviation finance or aircraft leasing experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated capital structure analysis and advanced financial modeling skills required
• Strong data and risk analytics knowledge
• Advanced Excel skills with the demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets, create dashboards and build analytical tools
• Advanced PowerPoint skills
• Power BI, Tableau or other business intelligence tools a strong plus
• Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex data into actionable recommendations and communicate insights with key stakeholders
• Advanced communication, interpersonal and business writing skills

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a Vice President to evaluate, drive and own the investment process from origination through execution for a specialized investment team that invests and executes strategic initiatives across the capital structure, asset classes and industry sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, drive and own the investment process from origination through execution for a specialized investment team that invests and executes strategic initiatives across the capital structure, asset classes and industry sectors
• Lead the analysis and execution of incoming deal flow and investment opportunities across the fund platform
• Source, structure and drive transaction valuation and due diligence from origination to close
• Evaluate, lead and manage resources for complex, esoteric and ad-hoc deal flow and strategic initiatives
• Review and oversee valuations, financial modeling and capital structure analysis and incorporate content and projections into actionable investment recommendations
• Develop and present strategic recommendations and investment ideas to investment committees, senior firm leadership and external stakeholders
• Execute business development objectives contributing to the firm’s growth strategy
• Assist in developing strategy and marketing materials
• Manage relationships with key external stakeholders and counterparties
• Collaborate with firmwide investment and corporate strategy teams to execute on strategic priorities
• Mentor, train and coach junior investment professionals

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record; MBA/CFA a plus
• 6+ years of alternative investing or investment banking experience with demonstrated capital structure analysis expertise across asset classes and industry sectors
• Fundamental knowledge of alternative asset classes: private equity, private credit, opportunistic credit, special situations, hybrid capital, etc.
• Advanced financial technical skills: capital structure analysis, financial modeling, valuation analysis
• Highly motivated creative thinker with the ability to solve complex problems in a time sensitive environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to delegate and work autonomously while managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams across the platform and influence key stakeholders
• Proven experience leading and executing end-to-end transactions
• Prior experience managing and mentoring junior team members
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset