Director | Asset-Based Finance Origination | Investment Manager

I am working with a global private credit manager that is hiring a Director to originate asset-based finance deals across Europe. The role is based in London, with Frankfurt or Paris possible for the right person. It suits a structured finance specialist who wants to lead transactions on the buy side in one of the fastest-growing parts of private credit.

The Company:

A global alternative credit platform with a multi-billion capital base, expanding its asset-based finance activity in Europe

Flexible capital across the structure: senior and mezzanine warehouse lines, forward flows, portfolio acquisitions and risk-sharing trades with banks

Collateral spans consumer and SME lending, auto and equipment, mortgages, receivables, fund finance and other specialty finance assets

Strong tailwinds: bank risk transfer volumes keep setting records, and the addressable ABF market runs into the trillions

The Role:

• Originate opportunities across the UK and continental Europe with specialty lenders, fintechs, banks, sponsors and arrangers
• Lead structuring and execution: collateral analysis, cash-flow and waterfall modelling, stress testing, terms and documentation
• Source and execute SRT and other risk-sharing transactions with banks
• Present investment cases to investment committee and own the recommendation
• Build repeat relationships with originators, including follow-on and forward-flow capacity
• Work with portfolio management on performance, collateral reporting and amendments
• Mentor VPs and Associates and help shape the European ABF strategy

Your Profile:

• Director-level experience in securitisation, ABF, SRT, specialty finance or fund finance, at a bank or credit fund
• A record of originating and closing deals, with an established European counterparty network
• Strong structuring and modelling skills across consumer, SME or commercial asset pools
• Solid knowledge of securitisation and loan documentation and of the capital drivers behind bank risk transfer
• Clear credit judgement and the confidence to defend it at investment committee
• German or French is a plus, and helpful for Frankfurt or Paris