Origination & Sales – Leveraged & Distressed Credit

Confidential Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers seeks a Senior Associate/VP to strengthen its European credit origination and sales coverage in London. The role involves sourcing leveraged and distressed credit opportunities, building networks with banks, law firms and asset managers, and coordinating across a senior team to move opportunities forward.

You will engage senior counterparties, manage multiple workstreams, and develop the European credit market network. 3-7 years of relevant credit experience is expected.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years' experience in credit origination, loan or credit sales, leveraged finance or distressed sales.
• Strong understanding of credit products across the capital structure.
• Relationship-driven approach with confidence to engage senior counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Originate and source opportunities across leveraged, stressed, distressed and special situations credit in public and private markets.
• Build and maintain coverage of banks, lawyers, restructuring advisers, asset managers and workout teams.
• Develop and expand the team's network of market contacts across Europe.
• Track deal flow and market activity, and bring relevant opportunities to the wider team.
• Maintain the origination pipeline and internal records.

Skills

Credit origination

Relationship-building

Market knowledge

Deal sourcing

Communication

Job description

London: European Credit - Origination & Sales - Leveraged & Distressed Credit

Our client, a well-established and highly regarded name in European credit, is looking to add a professional to its European Credit team in London. They are ideally looking to add at Senior Associate or VP-level.

The team trades and invests across public and private credit markets, including leveraged and distressed credit, with activity spanning primary and secondary opportunities. Following continued growth, it is looking to strengthen its origination and market coverage capability. The successful candidate will join a senior, well-connected team with extensive relationships across the European credit market and will work closely with them to originate, source and develop opportunities. The role covers leveraged, stressed, distressed and special situations credit, with coverage spanning banks, lawyers, restructuring advisers, asset managers, workout teams and other market counterparties.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a strong European network early in your career, learning directly from senior professionals with deep market relationships and the ability to open doors across the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and source opportunities across leveraged, stressed, distressed and special situations credit, in both public and private markets
• Build and maintain coverage of banks, lawyers, restructuring advisers, asset managers and workout teams
• Develop and expand the team's network of market contacts across Europe
• Track deal flow and market activity, and bring relevant opportunities to the wider team
• Apply product knowledge to assess, position and progress opportunities at an early stageMaintain the origination pipeline and internal records

Ideal Background

• 3-7 years' experience in credit origination, loan or credit sales, leveraged finance, distressed sales or a similar market-facing credit role
• Strong understanding of credit products across the capital structure
• A relationship-driven approach, with the confidence to engage senior counterparties
• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple workstreams
• Clear communication and strong teamwork skills

This is a chance to join an established platform in a market-facing role, working alongside a highly experienced and well-connected team in European credit.