Analyst Corporate and Leveraged Finance

The position entails responsibilities in Leveraged and Telecom finance including:

1. Deal execution
2. Client coverage from a product perspective
3. Portfolio monitoring
4. Coordination with other métiers with the intention to develop cross-selling activities in the CLF area in Spain and Portugal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execution of Leveraged and Telecom finance transactions:

Preparation of all internal credit documentation: credit application, financial model, rating assessment, and PI calculation;

Analysis of available information, including public information, broker notes, and due diligence reports;

Negotiation of all the legal documentation: Term Sheet, SFA, ICA, Fee Letter, Commitment documents, etc.;

Execute transactions syndicated to market in conjunction with the distribution team. Prepare marketing materials, manage investor's Q&A, and coordinate other syndication workstreams.

• Follow-up of closed transactions and portfolio monitoring:

Maintain a fluent dialogue with existing portfolio companies from a product basis and identify potential business opportunities;

Monitor periodic financial information;

Prepare or help to prepare all internal credit follow-up processes, including waivers and annual reviews.

• Client coverage and screening of potential transactions:

Discuss potential transactions with clients and generate business ideas from a corporate loan product perspective;

Liaise with other departments, especially Distribution / Syndicate (DAR), High Yield (CLF-HY), M&A (GIB), Ratings and Derivatives Desk (GMD), to generate cross-selling opportunities.

• Assist transversally in other transactions across CLF:

Other products within CLF include Corporate Acquisitions, Leveraged Finance, Telecom Finance, and High Yield, Ratings Advisory among others.

Knowledge needed:

• General knowledge of national and international economy and finance.
• In-depth knowledge of available debt instruments (recourse and non-recourse).
• Advanced skills for risk identification, analysis, and mitigation alternatives.

Qualifications / Education Required:

• Degree in Economics, Business Administration, or Engineering.
• Solid academic results required.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.

Experience Required:

• Strong background in structuring financing transactions.
• Experience with leveraged finance structuring features.
• Experienced command of financial modeling.
• High proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Solid financing and analytical skills, including: Accounting principles and international accounting standards, Valuation principles, Financial statement consolidation, and Legal background.
• Hard worker and team player.
• High communication skills: verbally and written.
• High learning capacity.
• High degree of autonomy.

Special role requirements:

• General knowledge of national and international economy and finance.
• General knowledge of national and international accounting and tax principles.
• Deep knowledge of corporate acquisition structuring features.
• Deep knowledge of Spanish / Portuguese large and mid-cap corporates.
• Deep knowledge of available debt instruments (recourse and non-recourse).
• Sound analytical skills with strong modeling capabilities.
• Experienced skills for risk identification, credit analysis, and mitigation alternatives.
• Deep knowledge of the legal regime applicable to available debt instruments, together with specific legislation applicable to corporate acquisitions.

Finance Analyst • Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain