Analyst | Private Credit | London

Analyst, Private Credit (1-2 Years’ Experience)

Location: London

• We have been retained by a leading global private credit investment platform seeking to hire Analysts into its London-based Direct Lending team.
• This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing platform with a strong track record across European mid-market transactions, offering meaningful exposure to live deals, underwriting, and portfolio management from day one.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed credit analysis, including review of investment materials, financials, and third-party due diligence
• Build and maintain financial models from scratch (including LBO and credit models) to support underwriting decisions
• Support transaction execution, including deal screening, structuring, and preparation of investment committee materials
• Analyse capital structures, legal terms, and documentation
• Assist with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk assessment
• Contribute to origination efforts and market mapping

Key Requirements:

• 1-2 years’ experience within Leveraged Finance, Investment Banking, or Private Credit
• Strong grounding in credit analysis, underwriting, and credit risk
• Proven ability to build financial models independently from first principles
• Exposure to leveraged transactions, including loans, high yield, or private debt
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and commercial judgement
• A European language is advantageous
• Clear interest in private credit / direct lending

Candidate Profile:

• Typical candidates will come from Leveraged Finance teams at investment banks, with strong technical training and relevant deal exposure.

#J-18808-Ljbffr…