Private Credit

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a lateral Associate to be a key member of unique investment team that invests across the capital structure, alternative asset classes and industry sectors.  Additionally, this team executes firmwide business operational and strategic platform growth initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as an investment generalist to identify, source and evaluate investment opportunities across the capital structure, alternative asset classes and industry sectors
• Execute cross-platform business operational and strategic platform growth initiatives
• Analyze incoming deal flow and create presentation materials highlighting investment research and making actionable investment recommendations
• Perform deal sourcing, capital structure analysis, valuations, complex modeling, structuring and due diligence
• Build complex financial models and perform capital structure analysis and incorporate analysis into business projections
• Provide marketing and business development support including developing relevant materials and presentations for current and prospective investors and internal stakeholders
• Provide support to the corporate strategy team and various investment teams
• Perform ad hoc duties and special projects as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic achievement
• 2-4 years of lateral alternative investing or investment banking experience
• Keen interest in working in a hybrid investing and strategy role
• Advanced technical financial skills is a critical requirement: financial modeling, capital structure analysis, valuations, due diligence, etc.
• Ability and willingness to serve in a hybrid investment generalist and corporate development execution role, working across investment strategies and the entire capital structure
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Highly motivated, driven and intellectually curious with exceptional work ethic
• Team player with the ability to work well independently

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Business Development Manager to collaborate with partners and practice leadership to develop and execute full-cycle business development strategy across the investment funds practice globally (US/UK focus).

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with partners and practice leadership to develop and execute full-cycle business development strategy across the investment funds practice globally (US/UK focus)
• Develop, execute, track and report on strategic business development plans for client teams, industry groups, and specific partners and practice groups
• Collaborate closely with Competitive Intelligence team to gather market research, client information and prospective client intelligence
• Work closely with business development analysts to analyze competitors and monitor the litigation market for prospective client lead generation and market developments that can impact current clients
• Work closely with practice leadership and the CMO on individual attorney business development and marketing plans
• Create pitch materials and respond to RFP requests across the practice
• Coordinator with content marketers on the directory and award submission process
• Mentor, coach, train and supervise junior team members

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of strategic business development planning and execution experience
• Demonstrated investment funds knowledge (hedge funds, private equity, credit funds, etc.)
• Experience with investment funds research platforms such as Preqin, Pitchbook, etc. preferred
• Advanced analytical, industry research, market research and client prospecting skills
• Well developed cross-selling skills
• Advanced business writing, communication and presentation skills
• Experience with litigation, legal software and CRM systems
• Strong relationship management and business due diligence skills
• Team management experience

Our elite global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit several Associate/VP level Credit Analysts to analyze and evaluate middle market corporate loans, senior secured direct lending investments and private  credit backed loan portfolios.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and evaluate middle market corporate loans, senior secured direct lending investments and private credit backed loan portfolios
• Build and maintain complex financial models to assess collateral, cash flow, loan portfolio stress testing, and credit structures
• Author and publish credit research focused on corporate portfolio finance, direct lending, and the structured credit markets
• Interact with and conduct due diligence meetings with asset managers, direct lenders, arrangers, and other middle market corporate loan issuers
• Assess assess underwriting standards, portfolio management practices, risk management frameworks, and performance metrics
• Assist with and/or lead ongoing monitoring and transaction surveillance analyzing portfolio performance, credit migration, and concentration trends
• VP level analysts will supervise, mentor and professionally develop junior team members
• Assist in developing analytical tools
• Prepare credit memoranda and reports for internal credit committee presentations

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Associate Level: 2+ years of relevant corporate credit analysis experience
• VP Level: 8+ years of credit analysis experience analyzing various debt instruments backed by portfolios of middle market corporate loans, private fund investments and/or corporate loans, notes, and bonds
• Advanced Excel, financial modeling and cash flow analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze creditworthiness of fixed income, corporate loan and/or bond investments
• Advanced communication, presentation 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

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a VP Product Specialist to serve as a “generalist” on the business development team and lead product management initiatives for across the firm’s direct lending and private credit investment strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a “generalist” on the business development team and lead product management initiatives for across the firm’s direct lending and private credit investment strategies
• Oversee product positioning, conduct market research and create content various private credit strategies and vehicles including CLOs, rated notes, BDCs and SMAs
• Collaborate closely with investment teams to refine and tweak product structures to better align with client requirements
• Remain consistent and aware of the private credit competitive landscape including market conditions and product trends
• Develop and recommend commercial insights to support strategic account planning, business development/sales objectives and fundraising initiatives
• Create fundraising and marketing materials, pitchbooks, RFPs and DDQs
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the firm’s private credit/direct lending strategies with investors
• Author market commentary, develop thought leadership pieces and external communications content to increase the firm’s brand awareness
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure effortless execution of new products
• Maintain and develop data management processes and systems for content libraries, investor pipelines and diligence trackers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of private credit / direct lending product management, business development, fundraising, capital raising or investor relations experience
• Advanced research and analytical skills
• Subject matter experience of private credit / direct lending strategies
• Knowledge of various alternative investment strategies such as hybrid capital, real estate credit and asset-based lending strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to present to and communicate strategies with sophisticated institutional investors
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the proven ability to thrive in a lean and fast-paced environment
• MBA or CFA preferred

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a VP Product Specialist to support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients.

Responsibilities:

• Support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients
• Oversee product positioning, conduct market research and create content various private credit strategies and vehicles including CLOs, rated notes, BDCs and SMAs
• Collaborate closely with investment teams to refine and tweak product structures to better align with client requirements
• Remain consistent and aware of the private credit competitive landscape including market conditions and product trends
• Develop and recommend commercial insights to support strategic account planning, business development/sales objectives and fundraising initiatives
• Create fundraising and marketing materials, pitchbooks, RFPs and DDQs
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the firm’s private credit/direct lending strategies with investors
• Author market commentary, develop thought leadership pieces and external communications content to increase the firm’s brand awareness
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure effortless execution of new products
• Maintain and develop data management processes and systems for content libraries, investor pipelines and diligence trackers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of private credit / direct lending product management, business development, fundraising, capital raising or investor relations experience
• Advanced research and analytical skills
• Subject matter experience of private credit / direct lending strategies
• Knowledge of various alternative investment strategies such as hybrid capital, real estate credit and asset-based lending strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to present to and communicate strategies with sophisticated institutional investors
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the proven ability to thrive in a lean and fast-paced environment
• MBA or CFA preferred