Special Situations

Our elite global Hedge Fund client is seeking to recruit an lateral VP level Investor to source, evaluate, underwrite and execute a variety of special situations and alternative credit investments with a primary focus on litigation finance, legal assets, tax and regulatory claims and other esoteric asset opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Source, evaluate, underwrite and execute a variety of special situations and alternative credit investments with a primary focus on litigation finance, legal asset, tax and regulatory claims and other esoteric asset opportunities
• Analyze legal claims evaluating liability theories and the likelihood of potential awards
• Structure and negotiate customized term sheets, covenants, warranties, representations, credit agreements, prepaid forward agreements, fee purchase agreements and a variety of other funding agreements
• Draft investment memoranda and write commentary and portfolio analysis for limited partners and the investment committee
• Evaluate, monitor, mitigate and report on investment risk
• Support Portfolio Managers with daily P&L, position reconciliations and booking/executing trades
• Collaborate with internal teams to support operational improvements, automation initiatives, best practices and process improvements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree; MBA or JD preferred
• 5+ years sourcing and analyzing litigation finance, legal asset, special situations and alternative credit investment opportunities
• Buyside investing experience at hedge fund, private credit, special situations, opportunistic credit, esoteric/special assets or litigation financing investment firm required
• Advanced proficiency with quantitative finance and complex financial modeling
• Advanced Excel skills
• Fundamental knowledge of corporate finance and business operations
• Highly motivated team player with demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced transactional environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit an Asset Management Associate 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