Investment Associate/VP, Special Situations

Mission Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing, a partner to an alternative asset manager, seeks an Associate/VP to evaluate opportunistic and special situations investments across credit, structured products, specialty finance, and equity.

You will build financial models, perform valuation analyses, and assess downside scenarios while analyzing complex capital structures, transaction terms, and legal documentation. The role requires rigorous due diligence and clear investment memoranda for senior professionals.

Qualifications

• 2-8+ years of experience in investment banking, restructuring, private credit, special situations, distressed investing, or hedge funds.
• Strong financial modeling and credit underwriting skills.
• Experience evaluating both debt and equity investments preferred.
• Intellectual curiosity and an interest in complex, event-driven investment opportunities.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate investment opportunities across corporate credit, specialty finance, structured credit, and equity.
• Build financial models, valuation analyses, and downside scenarios.
• Analyze complex capital structures, transaction terms, and legal documentation.
• Conduct company, industry, and asset-level due diligence.
• Prepare investment memoranda and present recommendations to senior investment professionals.
• Monitor portfolio investments and identify new investment opportunities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Credit underwriting

Debt and equity analysis

Due diligence

Job description

Alternative asset manager seeking an Associate/VP to evaluate opportunistic and special situations investments across credit, structured products, specialty finance, and equity.

Company Information:

An alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic and special situations investments across public and private credit, structured credit, specialty finance, and equity.

Job Description:

• Evaluate investment opportunities across corporate credit, specialty finance, structured credit, and equity.
• Build financial models, valuation analyses, and downside scenarios.
• Analyze complex capital structures, transaction terms, and legal documentation.
• Conduct company, industry, and asset-level due diligence.
• Prepare investment memoranda and present recommendations to senior investment professionals.
• Monitor portfolio investments and identify new investment opportunities.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• 2-8+ years of experience in investment banking, restructuring, private credit, special situations, distressed investing, or hedge funds.
• Strong financial modeling and credit underwriting skills.
• Experience evaluating both debt and equity investments preferred.
• Intellectual curiosity and an interest in complex, event-driven investment opportunities.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.