Associate - European Private Credit (f/m/d), Paris

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Tasks

Investments

• Conduct in-depth due diligence on individual companies and benchmarking in order to provide adequate risk/return analysis of potential investment
• Prepare investment committee/credit memos including financial modelling
• Review and negotiation of transaction documents
• Ability to interact and establish relationships with external parties

Fundraising and client communication

• Monitor existing investments
• Preparation of materials for investor communication whether in the context of reporting or fundraising

Others

• Capacity to train and grow more junior staff
• Contribute to our origination effort by building over time a personal network

Key working relationships with

• Investment Committee Members
• Business enabling functions: Risk Management, Legal, Products, Operations, Compliance and Product Specialists.

Profile

• 4-7 years of relevant experience in the leveraged finance/private debt/debt advisory space
• In-depth understanding of credit risk, financial modelling, and structuring of transactions
• Proven track record of transactions from early stage ‘pitching’ phase through financial close and funding
• Solid academic track record
• Curiosity and appetite for leveraging AI tools (e.g., LLMs, prompt-based workflows) to enhance analytical efficiency and decision-making quality.
• Fluency in English and French, third European language would be a plus (in particular Dutch or German)
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications

Attributes / qualities

• Flawless work ethic
• Eagerness to join a developing platform with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Solutions oriented person
• Analytical mind with the ability to challenge e.g., views, statements, processes, etc.
• Capacity to ensure seamless analysis and execution of investments
• Potential and willingness to contribute to our origination effort.