Analyst - Private Debt

Muzinich; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in London is seeking an investment analyst to support deal professionals throughout the investment process. The ideal candidate will have strong finance skills, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and a solid academic background. Responsibilities include assisting with due diligence, preparing marketing materials, and participating in transaction execution. This role requires attention to detail and strong analytical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Fluency in German and Scandinavian languages is a plus.
• Solid academic track record required.
• Investment management industry experience useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with review of information materials and due diligence reports.
• Involvement in the closing and funding of transactions.
• Prepare marketing materials for investors.

Skills

Strong fundamental finance and analytical skills

Proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint

Fluency in English

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Education

University degree

IMC or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The role is supporting our existing deal professionals over the entire deal cycle, from origination to closing and monitoring direct lending and parallel lending investments to supporting the wider private debt platform.

Key Responsibilities

Investment Process:

• Assist with review of information materials and due diligence reports
• Assist with memos for our investment committee
• Financial modelling with particular focus on scenario analysis
• Comparable transactions and precedent financing analysis
• Desktop research

Execution:

• Involvement in closing and funding of transactions
• Involvement with our existing portfolio investments (reporting and valuation process)

Other:

• Preparation of marketing materials for investors in collaboration with the internal marketing team
• Maintenance of deal trackers and other internal tools

Key Requirements/ Skills

• Strong fundamental finance and analytical skills
• Capability to quickly advance on the learning curve
• Proactivity to assume tasks outside of the typical day-to-day tasks
• Keen attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint
• Solid academic track record
• Fluency in English is essential and ideally German and Scandinavian languages. (French and other European languages would be a plus)

Education, Knowledge, Skillsand Experience

University degree

IMC or equivalent or studying/looking to study for the IMC

Relevant investment management industry experienceuseful but not essential

Excellent Microsoft Word, Exceland PowerPoint skills

Excellent presentation, writing and oral communication skills

Highly motivated team player

About Us

Muzinich & Co is a privately owned, institutionally focused investment firm specializing in public and private corporate credit. The firm was founded in New York in 1988 and also has offices in London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Paris, Dublin, Singapore and Zurich. Muzinich offers a broad range of corporate credit funds across both developed and emerging markets and currently has over US$36 billion of AUM.