Vice President, Middle Market Direct Lending

MUFG Bank, Ltd; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MUFG Bank, Ltd in Paris seeks a Vice President to join the Middle Market Direct Lending team. You will assist senior bankers in originating, structuring and executing sponsor-owned MM LBOs with a focus on the French market.

You will prepare client materials and internal approval documents, contribute to credit decisions through due diligence, and help manage relationships with corporate clients, private equity funds, debt advisors and partner banks.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking/advisory or transactional environments.
• Strong LBO and debt instrument knowledge with transaction experience.
• Proficient financial modelling (M&A, LBO, ratings).
• Fluent in French and English; able to operate across cultures.

Responsabilités

• Assist with origination, structuring and execution of MM LBO transactions in France.
• Prepare client materials and internal credit documents for approvals.
• Contribute to credit decisions via rigorous due diligence and committee reviews.
• Build relationships with corporate clients, private equity funds, debt advisors and partner banks.
• Support deal execution and cross-team collaboration across MUFG.

Connaissances

Deal origination

Due diligence

Financial modelling

Credit analysis

French & English

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Teamwork

Networking

Formation

Degree level education

CFA/ACA preferred

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

## Vice President, Middle Market Direct LendingApplylocations: Paristime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 10077745-WD**Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?**Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.The Mid-Market (‘MM’) Direct Lending team is responsible for the origination and execution of MM LBOs with financial sponsors, working alongside Coverage colleagues and supported by the Leveraged Finance platform.**Main Purpose of the Role*** Assist senior team members with originating, structuring and executing Middle Market Private Equity sponsor-owned transactions with a focus on the French market* Assisting with the management of the group’s portfolio of MidMarket deals**Key Responsibilities*** Responsible for the preparation and presentation of (i) the necessary client marketing and financing materials and (ii) internal approval documents (credit applications, screening applications, models) in coordination with other deal team members.* Responsible for contributing to the credit decision process of the team by carrying out rigorous Due Diligence analysis and participating in the review of opportunities during committees.* Responsible for building relationships at the appropriate business levels to create and maintaining trust with corporate clients, private equity funds, debt advisors and partner banks on transactions, particularly the ones based in France and active in the French Middle Market LBO space.* Responsible for taking ownership of workflows and demonstrating autonomy and judgment.* Responsible for supporting all aspects of deal execution as may be required during the development and execution of a mandate.* Responsible for working collaboratively across the wider team to support the various product Coverage teams as and when the need arises.* Responsible for building relationships throughout MUFG to establish a peer network, gathering relevant information and helping to ensure effective inter-departmental collaboration.* Responsible for supporting the leveraged portfolio team in ongoing monitoring of MM deals and assisting in waivers and amendments, as well as identifying refinancing and ancillary opportunities, engaging with clients as appropriate.* Responsible for working collaboratively across the wider team to support the various functions as and when the need arises.**Work Experience*** Experience working within a banking/advisory or transactional environment.* Good understanding of the LBO market and debt instruments with strong transaction experience in Leverage Finance or Direct Lending.* Experience in all aspects of financial modelling (M&A, LBO and ratings).* Experience in supporting credit analysis and due diligence.* Comfortable working in different cultures.**Skills and Experience****Functional *I* Technical Competencies:*** Understanding of the fundamentals of deal structuring* Interest in developing a network internally and externally with Private Equity sponsors* A good team player with excellent interpersonal skills* Some knowledge of leveraged legal documentation* Sound credit skills at an intermediate level* Basic negotiation skills with internal partners* Detailed understanding and practical experience of financial modelling* Ability to effectively manage tight deadlines and different stakeholders* Clear communication skills both written and oral* Basic knowledge of leveraged debt capital markets and M&A dynamics* Corporate finance principles/accounting knowledge**Education *I* Qualifications:**Essential* Degree level education* French & English speakerPreferred:* Relevant post degree qualification preferred (e.g. CFA or ACA)**Personal Requirements*** Excellent communication and interpersonal skills* Results driven with a strong sense of accountability* A structured proactive, motivated and logical approach to work* Ability to operate with urgency, manage large workloads and tight deadlines when needed, and to prioritise work accordingly* Strong collaboration and teamwork skills* Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement* Attention to detail and accuracy* Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPointWe are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.