Associate Director, Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Job ID: 30350
Location: London, GB
Area of interest: Corporate & Commercial Banking
Job type: Regular Employee
Work style: Office Working
Opening date: 31 Jul 2025
Key Responsibilities
Support LAF Europe and Americas business strategy
Delivery of business strategy across all facility-types including leveraged term loans and high yield bonds, as well as idea generation and relevant information sharing, resourcing and best practices.
Collaboratively engage with internal teams including, coverage, credit risk, legal and compliance teams as appropriate.
Assist in the origination, structuring, and execution of leveraged finance transactions, including LBOs, high yield bond financings, recapitalizations, and other debt financing solutions.
Lead and coordinate due diligence efforts including detailed financial analysis and modelling, review of diligence reports, business plans, and industry research.
Organise and support preparation of comprehensive credit memos and presentations for internal approvals.
Help senior originators with business development in building and maintaining client relationships, e.g. by preparing materials, identify early-stage opportunities, developing financing considerations, and attending meetings.
Execution of leveraged loan and high yield bond mandates
Stay informed about market trends and industry developments, help build thematic ideas.
Work closely with internal teams, including credit risk, syndication, legal, and syndication, to ensure seamless execution of transactions.
Supervision, guidance, and mentorship of junior team members, fostering their professional development and enhancing team capabilities.
Qualifications
Education: Exemplary academic record (minimum undergraduate degree; CFA or similar an advantage but not a necessity)
Experience: Proven experience in leveraged finance transactions (including recent experience in high yield execution)
Knowledge: Strong understanding and experience working in the European leveraged finance market and debt structures
Key Skills: Credit analysis, capital markets executions, financial modeling, and analytical skills.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to understand and present complex information clearly and concisely.
Approach: Commercial outlook, self-motivated with ability / desire to take responsibility for all aspects of deal execution and willingness to work in a relatively small team with very flat structure. Ability to work accurately, multi-task and adhere to tight deadlines is critical.