Private Credit Associate

PIMCO; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm in London seeks a professional to drive investment idea development and execution of complex corporate investments. You will analyze and underwrite corporate credit, source distressed investment ideas, and negotiate deals. Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of experience in the EMEA credit markets, strong communication abilities, and a proactive work ethic. This role emphasizes collaboration across private and public desks.

Qualifications

• 2 – 4 years' experience in EMEA distressed and special situations investments.
• Prior relationships with advisory firms for idea sourcing.
• Experience in private equity, asset management, or hedge funds.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and underwrite complex corporate credit investments.
• Source differentiated distressed and special situation investment ideas.
• Drive negotiation and documentation of direct lending deals.

Skills

Negotiation

Investment Analysis

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Strong educational pedigree

Job description

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk‑adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Job Description

This individual would help establish a local presence in the region. He / She will drive investment idea development, underwriting and execution of complex corporate investments.

Responsibilities

Analyze and underwrite complex corporate credit investments with meaningful total return opportunities

Help source differentiated distressed, special situations, and private credit investment ideas in both secondary and primary markets

Drive negotiation and documentation of restructurings and special situations direct lending deals

Interact extensively across the private and public desks with portfolio managers / traders to implement strategies

Work across the global platform to source opportunities

Requirements

2 – 4 years’ experience working on the buyside or sell side in EMEA distressed, special situations, and private credit markets

Prior established relationships with restructuring community (both advisory firms and other buy‑side firms) to drive idea flow as well as ease execution of ideas where collaboration with other debt holders is required or desirable

Has prior experience within either a private equity, asset management firm or a hedge fund

Strong work ethic and integrity; you should be a team player that is proactive and self‑motivated

Good communicator, strong written and oral presentation abilities; needs to be persuasive and credible

Ability to navigate a complex global organization

Strong educational pedigree

Language proficiency, professional relationship, and cultural familiarity in certain EMEA markets is a plus