Description

Responsibilities: Primary activities will include, but not be limited to, research of potential investments across leverage finance (Broadly Syndicated Loans and High Yield bonds):

• Act as the credit research analyst responsible for credit investments in one or more sectors. Develop investment frameworks for relevant industries and the analysis of issuers.
• Provide fundamental credit research analysis of cash flow, credit metrics, financial performance, and comparative assessment of market value within sectors. Identify trends and changes in competitive positions within industries.
• Develop models for analysis, including sensitivity analyses to assess pro-forma and projected financial performance. Incorporate the firm's ESG framework in the analysis.
• Monitoring of news and industry developments in the credit markets.
• Mentoring junior team members and interns

Profile:

• Preference for a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Mathematics, or other relevant degrees. CFA or Masters degree is a plus.
• Ideally 2-3 years of prior experience in fundamental corporate research and analysis gained at an investment bank or a buy-side institution
• Fundamental understanding of the syndicated loan and bond markets.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting financial statements, credit agreements, related company documents.
• Strong credit, finance, economic, business, and technical skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be comfortable with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with ESG analysis, Bloomberg is a plus.
• Fluent in English, another European language a plus.