French Speaking Investment Analyst - European Direct Lender

Our client, a European Mid-Market Investment Fund are hiring a French Speaking Investment Analyst for their Direct Lending team based in London.

This excellent opportunity presents candidates with 1-3 years' experience from Investment Banking, Advisory or Private Credit with a unique chance to join a successful and established team of investment professionals with an entrepreneurial culture and flexible, solution driven mandates.

The Direct Lending team provides senior, subordinated, and unitranche debt for refinancings, growth capital, acquisitions, buyouts, and balance sheet recapitalizations.

With an extensive portfolio of existing investments, the team provides expertise across a broad range of industries, including business services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, food/agriculture, and specialty finance.

As an Investment Analyst you will provide support for the sourcing, underwriting and analysis of potential new investments, develop complex models, provide detailed credit analysis and be involved in post-closing portfolio management and investment monitoring.

Key Responsibilities Include:

· Performing detailed financial and market research and analysis that forms the basis for decisions on new debt and/or equity investments of the firm

· Screening new investment opportunities

· Preparing various complex Excel financial models including cash flow analysis, debt sizing and structuring

· Preparing investment committee memos

· Preparing presentations and pitches for internal and external use

· Analysing investment performance including maintaining and updating investment valuations and financial models as well as keeping track of relevant current market activities

· Assisting in negotiating and preparing the legal documentation

· Assisting in investment closings

· Meeting with management teams and sponsors when assessing new investment opportunities and monitoring the existing portfolio

· Additional duties include providing direct support as deemed necessary by senior management

Requirements:

· Relevant degree required from a top tier institution

· Fluency in French or French native speaker

· Strong intellect with excellent quantitative, financial and analytical skills

· 1-3 years’ experience from a background in either a leveraged/acquisition finance or M&A from a top tier investment bank, advisory firm or from within private credit investment

· Advanced MS Excel modelling and MS PowerPoint skills (tested during application process)

· Excellent team player keen to move to a growing team