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Credit Associate, Leading Global Investment Platform, London, UK
A leading global alternative investment manager with a strong presence across private credit is looking for an associate to join its European private credit team in London. The team invests across a broad range of direct lending strategies, providing financing solutions to established businesses through traditional senior secured lending and more complex, opportunistic credit transactions. The role will involve analysing and underwriting new investment opportunities, supporting transaction execution and monitoring existing portfolio investments, with exposure to a diverse range of businesses, industries and capital structures.

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Credit Associate, Leading Global Investment Platform, London, UK

Private Credit

2 - 5 years

About our client

Our client is a leading global alternative investment manager with a significant presence across the European private credit market. The firm invests across the capital structure, providing flexible financing solutions to established businesses and navigating more complex, opportunistic investment situations.

Its European credit platform focuses on both core senior secured lending and more bespoke, structured financing opportunities, investing across a broad range of industries and transaction types. The team combines significant underwriting and structuring expertise with a flexible approach to capital deployment, working across sponsor-backed and non-sponsored situations.

What the job involves

An opportunity to join a leading European private credit investment team, investing across a broad range of direct lending and opportunistic financing strategies.

Evaluating and executing new investment opportunities across the European direct lending market, including LBOs, refinancings, acquisition financings and bespoke financing situations
Underwriting and structuring senior secured debt investments, predominantly first-lien floating-rate instruments
Analysing complex businesses, financial models and capital structures to assess creditworthiness, downside protection and potential returns
Working on more complex and opportunistic transactions, including situations involving challenging capital structures, liquidity requirements and time-sensitive financing needs
Conducting detailed financial, commercial and industry due diligence, working closely with management teams, sponsors and external advisers
Monitoring existing portfolio investments, assessing performance and identifying potential risks and opportunities throughout the life of an investment

Who we are looking for

Experience within investment banking, leveraged finance, debt advisory or private credit
Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities, with experience underwriting and analysing leveraged businesses
Exposure to leveraged finance, direct lending, acquisition financing, refinancing or broader debt structuring
A genuine interest in private credit and the European leveraged finance market, with an understanding of different capital structures and credit instruments
Strong commercial judgement and the ability to assess downside risk, business fundamentals and investment opportunities

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