Analyst - Leveraged Finance Origination

Job description

Business Overview:

The Leveraged Finance (“LF”) Group mandate is to provide financing for leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, corporate acquisitions and refinancings and make direct equity co-investments. LF is focused on originating and leading non-investment grade debt financings for corporates and financial sponsors.

The group is seeking an Analyst to work with Senior Origination members in New York.

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Analyst is to provide deal support to a team of originators and key components of the position include financial modeling, credit analysis and due diligence, production of credit / capital market memoranda and execution materials, analyses of credit markets and broader economic conditions and managing junior team members. More specifically the Analyst position will:

· Perform advanced financial statement analysis.
· Prepare thoughtful cash flow projection models, driven by detailed assessment of business and economic conditions.
· Analyze impact of overall economic health on financial performance of businesses (ie. Recessionary analysis, etc).
· Conduct issuer due diligence and identify significant business, industry and financial strengths and risks.
· Assist in production of internal credit / capital market memorandums that detail underwriting requests.
· Assist in production of various external client pitches.
· Prepare bond and loan market updates, which analyze credit market conditions and broader macro-economic data trends.
· Coordinate and assist in the underwriting and syndication of leveraged credit facilities, including the production of marketing materials (bank book, lender slides, rating agency presentation) and the processing of investor requirements.
· Work w/ professionals throughout the organization including Investment Banking Group, Coverage, Syndication, Trading & Placement, Ratings Advisory, Account Management and the Risk Department.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Minimum Required Qualifications

The position demands strong analytical, financial analysis, writing and presentation skills. Candidates will be expected to have:

·  Accounting and debt structuring knowledge, including financial modeling capabilities
·  Experience performing credit analysis is preferred
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·  Strong knowledge of excel
·  Understanding of macroeconomics
·  Ability to handle multiple responsibilities at one time
·  Capacity to handle potentially intense working hours


FINRA Registrations Required:
·  Series 79, 63 and SIE preferred

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