Restructuring Lead

Exec Capital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus linked to origination

Job summary

Exec Capital Recruitment is seeking a Restructuring Lead in London to build and run a new restructuring and distressed-debt advisory line within an established boutique. You will own mandates end-to-end, managing client, lender, and sponsor relationships from diligence through execution.

This senior role offers ownership-style responsibility with no junior hand-off, a hybrid working setup, and a compensation package including a competitive base and bonus tied to origination and fee generation.

Qualifications

• A background in restructuring, turnaround or debt advisory gained at a professional services firm, specialist boutique, bank or private credit fund
• Strong technical grounding in cashflow forecasting, covenant analysis, options reviews and lender/stakeholder negotiation
• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification; a corporate finance or insolvency qualification is an advantage but not essential
• A demonstrable ability to originate and win business, not just execute mandates that land on your desk
• Comfortable operating with real autonomy in a small, senior team this is not a role with a large analyst bench behind you
• Experience with sponsor-backed or owner-managed SMEs is helpful, given the firm's client base

Responsibilities

• Lead restructuring and distressed-debt mandates end-to-end from initial client engagement and diligence through to structuring, negotiation and execution
• Act as the senior point of contact for clients, lenders, sponsors and other stakeholders throughout each transaction
• Build financial models, cashflow forecasts and options analyses to support restructuring and refinancing decisions
• Originate and develop relationships with lenders, private credit funds, insolvency practitioners and referral partners to build a pipeline of restructuring opportunities
• Work alongside the firm's existing advisors on cross-referred mandates spanning growth capital, refinancing and restructuring
• Help shape how the firm positions and grows its restructuring offering as it scales

Job description

London (hybrid) | Senior / Director level | Permanent

Our client is a boutique capital and debt advisory firm working with sponsor-backed and owner-managed businesses across growth funding, refinancing and restructuring situations. The firm operates on a model where a single senior advisor owns each mandate from initial diligence through to execution there is no rotation to junior teams, and no hand-off once a relationship is won.

As part of a planned expansion of the firm's capabilities, they are now looking to appoint a Restructuring Lead to build out and run their restructuring and distressed-debt advisory line. This is a senior, client-facing role for someone who wants to own a practice area rather than execute mandates handed to them by others.

The Role

Lead restructuring and distressed-debt mandates end-to-end from initial client engagement and diligence through to structuring, negotiation and execution

Act as the senior point of contact for clients, lenders, sponsors and other stakeholders throughout each transaction

Build financial models, cashflow forecasts and options analyses to support restructuring and refinancing decisions

Originate and develop relationships with lenders, private credit funds, insolvency practitioners and referral partners to build a pipeline of restructuring opportunities

Work alongside the firm's existing advisors on cross-referred mandates spanning growth capital, refinancing and restructuring

Help shape how the firm positions and grows its restructuring offering as it scales

About You

A background in restructuring, turnaround or debt advisory gained at a professional services firm, specialist boutique, bank or private credit fund

Strong technical grounding in cashflow forecasting, covenant analysis, options reviews and lender/stakeholder negotiation

ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification; a corporate finance or insolvency qualification is an advantage but not essential

A demonstrable ability to originate and win business, not just execute mandates that land on your desk

Comfortable operating with real autonomy in a small, senior team this is not a role with a large analyst bench behind you

Experience with sponsor-backed or owner-managed SMEs is helpful, given the firm's client base

What's on Offer

A senior, ownership-style role building a new practice line within an established advisory firm

Competitive base salary, negotiable depending on experience, plus a bonus structure linked to origination and fee generation

Direct client and stakeholder exposure from day one, with no rotated-analyst model diluting relationships

Genuine scope to shape strategy and hiring as the restructuring line grows