Description:
- The Credit Analyst (buy-side role) supports the CLO funds of Global Asset Manager with a focus on the U.K and U.S. markets, identifying investment opportunities and monitoring existing portfolio of Leveraged Loans. The role involves thorough due diligence of industry and company fundamentals of various loan investments across multiple industries and making investment recommendations. This job requires working closely with client developing investment memorandums, credit analysis and relative value recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to support the underwriting of potential investment opportunities and involves- o Evaluating primary and secondary deals which include preparing an investment proposal highlighting company & industry overview, credit risks & mitigants and investment rationale.
- Building detailed financial models for the company including historical operating & financial metrics,
projections with detailed revenue drivers and cost assumptions, capital structure analysis, de-leveraging potential based on forecasted free cash flows, distressed scenario analysis, recovery analysis, relative value comparable and yield calculations.
- Term sheet analysis, understanding of covenants, special situations like waivers & amendments and summarizing indentures/senior facilities agreement.
- Presenting the investment prospect to the committee consisting of Research Analyst, Portfolio Managers and Risk Officers.
- For existing portfolio, evaluating quarterly financial performance, writing flash reports, developing and updating financial models, tracking waiver & amendments and reviewing key industry issues & events.
- Periodic review of portfolio by active management of existing positions, suggesting switches/increase or decrease of exposure along with entry/exit levels.