Investment Analyst - Real Estate Debt

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in real estate finance seeks a junior investment professional to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage in financial analysis, transaction underwriting, and model development for diverse real estate debt opportunities. You will collaborate with a highly qualified team, gaining exposure to various aspects of the real estate finance sector. If you possess strong analytical skills and a passion for real estate investments, this position is perfect for you to kickstart your career in a supportive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with a focus on real estate investments.
• Excellent academic qualifications in finance or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Design and update financial models for real estate debt transactions.
• Conduct thorough due diligence on borrowers and properties.
• Produce marketing materials and assist in credit committee reports.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Modeling

Due Diligence

Quantitative Analysis

Research Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Excel

Financial Modeling Software

Job description

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Client:

deverellsmith

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London, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

About the Company:

Our client is a specialist in real estate finance, providing a wide range of debt and insurance advisory services across the investment and development network. They work with specialist real estate lenders with diverse funding capabilities across various sub-sectors and financing scenarios.

With extensive industry connections, insider knowledge, and ongoing review of debt structures, their creative solutions offer a unique perspective on every project. They are a highly qualified real estate finance team with a proven track record of originating client debt on an impressive scale.

Areas of expertise include: Structured Property Finance, HNW Mortgages, Development Funding, Asset Finance, Commercial Mortgages, Insurance, Investment Finance, Equity.

About the Role:

The role involves joining the real estate debt investment team as a junior investment professional at the Analyst level, with opportunities to get involved in other areas of the business. The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, with excellent academic qualifications and a genuine interest and experience in real estate investments.

The responsibilities include research, financial analysis, and transaction underwriting, mainly for real estate (mezzanine and senior) debt opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, updating, and amending models for RE Debt transactions, running scenarios, and producing outputs.
• Creating new models based on ad hoc transactions.
• Performing sensitivity and scenario analysis.
• Reviewing internal models for integrity using complex formulas.
• Executing quantitative deal analysis and ad hoc modeling.
• Conducting qualitative transaction analysis, including thorough due diligence on borrowers and properties, considering sector, location, and economic factors.
• Providing support on key projects and initiatives, developing tools to analyze business opportunities.
• Assessing new business opportunities and preparing summaries for decision-making.
• Producing marketing materials such as teasers, presentations, and credit papers, including research and information collation.
• Assisting in the preparation of Credit Committee reports.
• Participating in internal and external project meetings.
• Supporting negotiations, client proposals, and presentations.
• Building relationships with clients and funding partners.
• Liaising with legal and professional advisors.
• Monitoring real estate development projects and managing interim loan drawdowns.
• Compiling loan monitoring data for monthly management meetings.