Director - Leverage Finance Relationship Manager

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking; London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in corporate banking seeks a Director for Leverage Finance Relationship Management in London. This role involves originating and executing leveraged finance transactions, working closely with financial sponsors across Europe, and managing complex negotiations. Ideal candidates will have strong credit backgrounds and proven experience in financial transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience in executing leveraged finance transactions.
• Strong credit background and financial sponsor client engagement experience.
• Proven track record in LBO financing and legal documentation negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Originate and execute leveraged finance transactions primarily for PE sponsors in Northern Europe.
• Manage relationships with financial sponsors and negotiate deal terms.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of credit and underwriting risks.

Skills

Detail oriented

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Fluency in English

Entrepreneurial mindset

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Poste et missions

The ASF London team originates and executes sponsor-driven and leveraged corporate acquisition finance transactions in the UK&I, DACH, Benelux and Scandinavia while supporting broader EMEA origination effort out of London and originates and executes Private Equity Sponsor Finance transactions across Western Europe.

A Director in the ASF London presents the bank's debt capabilities to financial sponsors and corporates, identifies financial sponsor-driven and leveraged corporate transactions which permit Natixis to underwrite and syndicate leveraged loans, High Yield bonds and Private Equity Sponsor Finance loans.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Originate, arrange and execute leveraged finance transactions predominantly for PE sponsors in UK and Northern Europe (i.e. UK&I, Benelux, Nordics, DACH) while supporting broader leveraged finance origination in EMEA, with an originate to distribute and product agnostic approach (Term Loans, High Yield bonds).
• Originates deal opportunities by identifying likely transactions and working with r Coverage teams to initiate initial engagement with potentially interested sponsors and corporates
• Manages the pitching phase comprising initial analysis of the transaction, defining Natixis financing views, managing the process around preparation of the marketing materials needed to accurately portray Natixis’ capabilities and financing views with respect to specific opportunities.
• Actively discusses and negotiates commercial points with the syndication team. Manages and supports the deal team in preparing the internal presentations, memo, materials needed to seek and obtain BizCom and Credit Committee approval to pursue and develop our business.
• Manages the relationship and engagement with financial sponsors on each deal to agree commercial points, manage deal dynamics and convince the financial sponsor to select Natixis as financing bank.
• Evaluate and conduct in-depth analysis of new opportunities with a specific focus on credit and underwriting risks.
• Manage internal credit process and present / support transactions to committees.
• Ensure with the team a pro-active monitoring and review of portfolio exposures.
• Foster a client-centric culture, provide the best service to external and internal clients and facilitate cross selling with other business lines.
• Negotiates term sheets and legal documentation with financial sponsors and their legal counsel for syndicated leveraged loans and High yield bonds.
• Demonstrates the teamwork and leadership needed to execute transactions in coordination with the following Natixis teams: Coverage, Syndications, Sales & trading, ASF global leadership in Paris, ASF teams, Investment Banking, Real Assets, Risk Department, Legal, Compliance, Agency, Ratings Advisory and Global Portfolio Management.
• Trains and develops junior team members.
  
  

Profil et compétences requises

• Working practice of executing leveraged finance transactions,
• Strong credit background
• Sound financial sponsor client facing experience
• Proven track record of executing LBO financings (v) reviewing and negotiating term sheets and legal documentation for syndicated leveraged loans and high yield bonds.
  
  

General Skills

• Detail oriented, organized, trustworthy, entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal, communication and the ability to interact with financial sponsors.
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Excellent fluency in English. French and / or German fluency would be an advantage

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

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