Assistant Director, Private Equity

Deloitte (UK); Alabama; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte in the UK seeks an experienced professional to join the Private Equity Debt Advisory team as Assistant Director. You will execute debt financing projects, lead documentation and analyses, and develop a strong network with lenders and private equity clients.

You will work primarily from London with a hybrid working setup, contributing to strategy, market insight, and cross-service collaboration within Deloitte’s Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in debt markets, advisory or lending, leading day-to-day project management and client communications.
• Track record of executing transactions and building client relationships.
• Strong stakeholder management with clients, lenders and advisors.
• Experience in debt structuring, credit analysis and financial modelling.
• Experience negotiating term sheets and legal documentation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with strong organizational skills.
• Professional qualification (CFA, ACA, ACT, CIMA or equivalent) would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution of debt financing processes across multiple projects.
• Lead and deliver high-quality transaction documentation: info packs, term sheets, analyses.
• Lead marketing and business development to originate profitable work.
• Develop internal and external relationships with intermediaries, lenders and clients.
• Introduce wider Deloitte services to clients.
• Analyze debt market trends and emerging financing solutions.
• Help shape team's strategic priorities and grow market knowledge.
• Demonstrate leadership and develop the team.

Skills

Debt markets

Client relationships

Stakeholder management

Debt structuring

Credit analysis

Financial modeling

Term sheets

Leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

CFA/ACA/ACT/CIMA

Job description

The Debt, Capital & Treasury Advisory (“DCTA”) team is an integral part of Deloitte's Strategy, Risk and Transactions Advisory practice, providing independent advice and world class execution across the full spectrum of debt markets through the Firm's global network. Deloitte DCTA is a team of 200+ debt professionals globally, of which ~80 are based in the UK, making it one of the largest teams operating in the UK and almost certainly the largest globally.

In any given year, Deloitte DCTA completes ~60 transactions in the UK alone. The deal flow the team is exposed to enables the DCTA practice to keep a pulse on what is available within the debt markets and where best to source capital. The business has grown at a rapid pace since inception nearly twenty years ago, and has maintained its original ‘start-up’ mentality throughout that period. Deloitte DCTA has direct access to over 300 global lenders that include banks, direct lenders, institutional lenders, family offices, credit opportunities and specialist funds.

The DCTA team is looking to expand its Private Equity Debt Advisory offering with a highly talented and motivated individual with relevant industry and/or advisory experience to join at the Assistant Director level.

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Connect to your opportunity

The Private Equity Debt Advisory team is looking for an experienced professional to join the team at a senior level to execute transactions alongside building their network and market eminence. By joining the team at both an important stage in its growth trajectory as well as in a rapidly tech-driven and evolving credit market, you will play a key role in shaping the team’s strategy and priorities.

As well as being a central member of the Private Equity Debt Advisory team, you will regularly work with the broader Deloitte service lines, notably Lead Advisory, Transaction Services and industry experts across the firm, utilising broader knowledge & market insight across one of the largest professional services companies globally.

While you will be based in the UK, a significant proportion of our engagements are cross-border and therefore you will work with colleagues across the globe, with significant opportunities to build your global network and benefit from secondment opportunities.

Your role within this exciting team will be to assist clients achieve their funding objectives, which will incorporate a wide range of debt engagements, including: advice on optimal financing structures; negotiating new money debt raises; refinancings and restructuring existing debt facilities.

As an Assistant Director in the Private Equity Debt Advisory team, you will be:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of debt financing processes, often across multiple projects and accountable for the engagement quality and risk management. Being a key point of contact for clients, lenders, advisers and other service lines;
• Providing knowledge of multiple debt products in order to provide best advice and execution;
• Leading and managing the delivery of high-quality transaction documentation, including the preparation of information packs, management presentations, term sheets, structuring and financial analysis and other project deliverables;
• Leading marketing and business development activities, including seeking to originate a strong pipeline to successfully generate profitable work;
• Proactively building and developing a network of internal and external relationships amongst professional intermediaries, private equity houses, lenders and clients;
• Introducing wider firm services to clients;
• Analysing and having a broad perspective on debt market trends, helping to lead thinking around emerging financing solutions across all capital asset classes;
• Contributing towards shaping the team’s strategic priorities as it continues to grow, including developing new market / industry knowledge, skills and points of view in changing market requirements;
• Demonstrating leadership that motivates and develops the team, supporting career progression and personal development across the team;
• Helping lead on the adoption of Deloitte approved AI tools, implementing them into day-to-day processes; and
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate:

• Demonstrable experience working in the debt markets, most likely within an advisory capacity or in a lending capacity at a bank or credit fund, including playing a lead role in day-to-day management of projects, including preparation of information packs, management presentations, financial analyses, term sheets and client communications
• Track record of having executed transactions & built strong client relationships
• Proven stakeholder management skills, developing close working relationships with clients, lenders and other advisors
• Experience in debt structuring, credit analysis and financial modelling
• Experience of having negotiated term sheets/legal documentation
• Proven team player with experience managing and developing talent, including leading / overseeing junior team members
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• A proven financial acumen and a solid understanding of financial statements
• Proven Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• A commitment to delivering an exceptional service to clients, with ability to work quickly and establish effective working relationships
• Professional qualification (e.g. CFA, ACA, ACT, CIMA or equivalent) would be a plus

Connect to your business -Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Mergers and Acquisitions

We challenge dealmakers to expect more and to see beyond the deal to create sustainable value for shareholders, employees and society. We support corporates, private equity and financial investors across the full M&A lifecycle and are committed to identifying and delivering sustainable value at every stage of the deal.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

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Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and us, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers