Lead Structurer Leveraged Finance (f/m/x)

Details of the role and how it fits into the team

The CB Leveraged Finance (LF) team within TF&L-Lending is responsible for the product driven Leveraged Lending (LL) business within CB. The team focusses on DACH and selective countries within EMEA. LF originates and structures cash-flow based (acquisition) financing used for mergers and acquisitions / private equity led buyouts, re-capitalizations, other financing for entities majority owned / controlled by private equity or refinancing thereof, across the entire debt profile of a transaction. ​

Your key responsibilities

• Origination and arrangement of debt financing in a leveraged buyout and / or complex leveraged lending ​

• Structuring, execution and deal lead of Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) lending transactions, recapitalizations and add-on acquisitions as well as other risk driven portfolio activities (i.e. amendments, waivers and other structural adjustments) ​

• Portfolio- / Risk-ownership (incl. regulatory required and risk adequate monitoring) of CBs LBO lending portfolio plus further advisory on and limit governance for corporate clients classified as (product driven and/or corporate) LL within CB ​

• 1 Line of Defence (LoD) credit decision and preparation of credit analysis based on due diligence reports prepared by third party providers, management presentations, historical financials, business plan (including case dependent analysis) and enterprise valuation and interaction with the 2 LoD to obtain credit decisions (following LL requirement procedures and LL credit process guide) ​

• Negotiation of financing documentation (based on leveraged LMA) in coordination with (internal and external) legal counsel ​

• Market coverage (in cooperation with Sponsor Coverage) of the European Financial Sponsor environment active in the MidCap market in relevant jurisdictions ​

• Close cooperation with other structuring units within DB (like i.e. GCT, (L)DCM, etc.) dealing with Financial Sponsors and CB structuring teams to ensure highly profitable lending growth

Your skills and experiences

• Strong quantitative, numerical and analytical skills; structuring, risk management and/or M&A expertise preferable

• Creative problem-solving abilities and ability to multi-task

• Excellent communication and presentation skills and high self-motivation

• Investment banking and strong credit experience; leveraged finance and/or risk management preferable

• Strong commitment to integrity, professionalism and teamwork, proactive way of working and solution-oriented behavior

• Willingness to travel occasionally to site visits and management presentations (predominantly in Western Europe)

• Business fluent in German and English

• Secure handling of the MS-Office package (in particular PowerPoint, Excel and Word)

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or "Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Carolin Adler.

Contact Carolin Adler: +49 151 64757632

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