UK Restructuring Origination Leader

Interpath; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Interpath seeks an Associate Director/Director for UK Restructuring Origination to lead business development and mandate origination in distressed situations. The role demands a self-directed, market-facing professional with a broad network across sponsors, lenders, lawyers, and boards to translate opportunities into mandates.

You will operate at senior levels, leveraging Interpath capabilities to deliver high-impact mandates and drive growth across geographies with significant autonomy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in restructuring advisory, distressed M&A, Banking/Finance or related field.
• Track record of successful business development and mandate origination.
• Established network with key stakeholders in the restructuring market (sponsors, lenders, lawyers, funds).
• Experience leading market-facing roles with P&L responsibility or business development targets.
• Experience in an advisory, consulting, or professional services environment.
• Deep expertise in restructuring, distressed M&A, insolvency, and complex debt situations.
• Strong financial/credit analysis capabilities and understanding of debt structures, creditor dynamics, and stakeholder incentives.
• Ability to identify stressed and distressed situations early and develop unique perspectives.
• Strong research skills and ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to articulate perspectives clearly and compellingly.

Responsibilities

• Target identification and analysis: Develop ‘Interpath view’ on stressed and distressed corporates across sectors, conduct deep-dive analysis on situations of strategic interest, monitor market trends, credit stress signals, operational challenges to identify early-stage opportunities.
• Business Development and Relationship Management: Lead opportunity related conversations with external stakeholders including banks, funds, lawyers, sponsors. Build and maintain network of relationships with market participants. Represent Interpath in the market and help convert relationships & insights into sales.
• Internal Stakeholder Management & Engagement: Maintain a network across the Interpath Group driving collaboration to bring the best of Interpath to each situation. Mobilise cross service-line capabilities and sector expertise within Interpath to address clients needs. Serve as client and market interface. Manage and drive internal opportunity pipeline.

Skills

Restructuring

Business development

Relationship management

Market-facing role

P&L responsibility

Job description

Interpath seeks an Associate Director/Director for UK Restructuring Origination to lead business development and mandate origination in distressed situations. The role demands a self-directed, market-facing professional with a broad network across sponsors, lenders, lawyers, and boards to translate opportunities into mandates.

You will operate at senior levels, leveraging Interpath capabilities to deliver high-impact mandates and drive growth across geographies with significant autonomy.