Investment Associate Director

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As a privately-owned European credit fund management firm, KARTESIA purpose is to help and support small and mid-cap corporate companies by providing them with long-term liquidity and flexible credit solutions.

Today, with €7bn of assets under management in 6 credit strategies, we have become one of the leading European managers in the leveraged loans market. Our track record spans over 12 years of delivering top-tier risk-adjusted returns.

Following ongoing and successful fundraising strategies, we look to strengthen our MUNICH-based team, by welcoming an ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR focused on our Credit Opportunities strategy.

At KARTESIA, we strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because we trust it is the right thing to do, but because now, more than ever, it has proven to make our company stronger, dexterous, and more creative.

You’ll be joining a team of talented individuals who drive innovation, take initiative, embrace difference, and foster eagerness as kindness. We value team spirit, efficiency, comfort, and retention, to that end we encourage inclusive leadership, generous total reward plans (comprising health, finance, and wealth) virtual team settings, social gatherings, healthy snacks, sports activity, as well as well-designed, efficient, modern workspaces.

Main tasks and responsibilities :

• Develop proprietary networks with other market participants (Advisors, Financial Sponsors, Corporates) to maximise origination efforts.
• Focus on the execution and monitoring of investments while building solid relationships with shareholders and management teams.
• Lead the performance of due diligence, credit analysis and financial analysis.
• Lead the preparation of investment recommendations and recommendations for the firm’s Executive Committee.
• Lead the negotiations of transactional legal documentation.
• Support juniors and mentor them over their career progression
• Manage internal resource allocation in line with pipeline evolution. Participate in portfolio companies board discussions.
• Participate in cross-company initiatives and ensure a unique culture.
• Support the Portfolio and Finance teams across different workstreams.
• Maintain appropriate deal databases and document filing systems and ensure compliance with record retention procedures.

Requirements:

• +12 years of relevant financial experience in private debt, special situations, private equity, or restructuring services.
• Excellent relationship skills.
• Ability to discuss investment recommendations supported by detailed, thorough analysis and clear communication.
• Experience managing difficult discussions with counterparties while aiming for a consensual outcome.
• Ability to identify and proactively engage in unforeseen investment situations with a focus on capital preservation.
• Solid quantitative, financial, and analytical skills and advanced MS Excel and modeling skills

Would you recognize yourself as mainly being?

• Ardent, Curious, Creative, Combative, Open-Minded, Humble.
• An entrepreneurial individual who Troubleshoots Problems independently, pro-actively looks to add value to their work as well as to the company.
• As someone who easily operates with Sharp Deadlines and is Attentive to Detail.

Do you feel you can find yourself in this job posting? You share our values, our enthusiasm?

If thiscareer opportunity sounds appealing to you then please apply via Linkedin

Come and join us!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Project Management

• Industries

  Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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