Investment Associate, Credit (LP)
KEY PURPOSE:
We are looking for an Associate to join our high performing Credit Investment Team at Coller Capital. You will participate in the Coller Associate Program, approximately 2.5 years in length, where successful candidates will contribute to all aspects of Credit LP portfolio secondary transactions with responsibility for initial quantitative and qualitative analysis of credit-focused single-assets, funds, and LP portfolios.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
ANALYSIS
- Conduct fund analysis on Credit-focused single-assets, funds, and LP portfolios
- Qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate potential transactions including performing detailed sector and company research and analysis
- Work either independently or with a Senior Associate or Vice President to analyse credit opportunities
- Conduct due diligence and assist with deal execution and transaction management
- Prepare materials for Investment Committee and other internal meetings
- Interact with external consultants and advisers
STRUCTURING AND EXECUTION
- Work with the deal team and Coller’s in-house legal team to prepare and coordinate the execution of NDAs other legal documentation as required
- Assist with closing administration
POST-INVESTMENT MONITORING
- Keep up to date on portfolio performance and address any specific requests for action or approval (for example changes to fund terms)
- Prepare returns forecasts, commentary and other investment information for Coller Capital limited partners meetings and regular portfolio review/as required
- Support and attend external meetings as required
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
- Analyst or Associate with relevant experience within the financial services industry (have completed analyst training or equivalent) including but not limited to;
- private credit / direct lending
- special situations
- structured credit
- liquid loans / HY
- leveraged finance
- credit research / ratings agencies
- transaction services / debt advisory
- Transactional experience
- Strong analytical abilities with proven track-record of attention to detail
- Solid understanding of fundamental credit underwriting and LBO capital structures
- Strong financial and business modelling skills
- Fluent (written and spoken) English
DESIRABLE
- Good knowledge of / interest in the secondaries market for private / alternative assets
- Knowledge and experience in Structured Credit, Special Situations and / or Private Credit
Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview in order to fully support and promote your talent.
- Department
- Investments
- Locations
- London
About Coller Capital
Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the leading independent investors dedicated to the private capital secondaries market– and widely acknowledged as an innovator at the complex end of secondaries.
The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and Seoul, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach.
In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors. In February 2022 the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 30 institutional investors.
In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high-net-worth individuals.
Investment Associate, Credit (LP)
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