PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-London
The European Private Credit team is seeking to hire an Analyst into its investment team.
The European Private Credit team is part of Morgan Stanley Private Credit (MSPC), the corporate credit-investing business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. In the U.S., MSPC manages investments on behalf of third-party institutional and high net worth investors across several funds, focusing on investing in privately negotiated senior secured debt, junior debt and mezzanine debt investments to middle market corporate issuers as well as select secondary market credit investment opportunities. Morgan Stanley Investment Management is now aiming to replicate the U.S. MSPC team’s success in Europe and has launched the European Private Credit platform in January 2022.
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What will you be doing?
You will work with senior members of MSPC to assess the risk/reward of credit opportunities through full diligence, consisting of in-depth sector and company research.
You will assist – and lead where appropriate – the drafting of investment memoranda, including the independent construction of financial forecasts and valuation models.
You are expected to fully participate in the credit documentation process and develop your knowledge of legal and structural topics as you grow in the role.
You will start/continue to build your external network to develop your potential to originate transactions in the medium/long-term. You will also collaborate across internal business units in the sourcing of potential investment opportunities.
You will actively monitor portfolio company results and maintain a dialogue with management and sponsors. You will also assist in investor reporting.
You will participate in the fundraising efforts of the European Private Credit platform, including through the redaction of key commercial documents.
You will assist in the development of junior team members through coaching.
What we're looking for:
Experience in private credit, leveraged finance, private equity and/or investment banking in a tier-1 institution.
Strong academic credentials from a globally recognized university.
Full mastery of the MS Office suite, including excellent financial modelling skills.
Your business English is excellent. Additionally, fluency in another European language (particularly German and/or French) would be advantageous.
Skills that will help you in the role:
You are able to work and think independently under time constraints. You have great attention to detail whilst being able to keep the high-level picture.
You thrive in a team-based environment with multiple stakeholders. You are self-aware and open to feedback. You are sufficiently confident to challenge opinions from peers and seniors.
You have strong written and verbal presentation skills.
You have an “investor” mindset, thinking of opportunities as investments instead of deals.
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