Experienced Senior Analyst / Associate - Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Leveraged Finance Group is a rapidly growing and critically important strategic initiative for Guggenheim Securities.  Over the past several years, the Leveraged Finance team has raised capital and acted as sole or lead-left arranger / bookrunner on numerous financing transactions for our public, private, and sponsor-backed clients. We partner seamlessly with our preeminent industry teams to provide clients with thoughtful capital structure solutions, tailored to meet their objectives. Typical transactions include structuring, marketing, and negotiating asset-based credit facilities, secured / unsecured loans, mezzanine, and HoldCo debt. In addition, on many of the firm’s M&A transactions, the Leveraged Finance team serves as an integrated part of the deal team to support the acquisition financing package. The team also works with Guggenheim affiliates to provide committed financing for both syndicated and private debt issuances. 

Guggenheim’s Associates play a key role in the origination and execution of our financing transactions, evolving and enhancing our client and lender relationships and acting as a product partner to our Investment Banking industry and Financial Sponsor coverage teams. The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, and comfortable managing investor / client relationships. Our Associates benefit tremendously from the experience and partnership they have with our Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors. We pride ourselves on the dedication we give to our Associates’ development, which in turn helps assist in supporting and cultivating our growing team of Leveraged Finance bankers.

Essential Job Functions

• Work hand-in-hand with senior Leveraged Finance bankers to evaluate, pitch, and execute financing transactions across the firm’s industry and other product verticals
• Lead day-to-day deal execution and project management on a range of financing transactions, including: credit due diligence, cash flow modeling, lender presentation creation, lender outreach and due diligence facilitation
• Monitor, interpret, and present current debt capital market trends
• Acquisition finance commitment evaluation, including opportunity screening, underwriting memos, and commitment paper review / negotiation in conjunction with our affiliates
• Lead junior banker development, mentorship, and training
• Manage deal teams throughout the lifecycle of each transaction
• Build and develop relationships with internal and external clients through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financing knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of Leveraged Finance, M&A, Debt or Equity Capital Markets, Financial Sponsors, or similar such roles within an investment bank
• Will also consider individuals with experience in credit investing (BDC, direct lending, CLO) or other related credit roles (underwriting, research or rating agency)
• Bachelor’s Degree (Business / Economics concentration preferred, but not required) and/or Master of Business Administration from a distinguished academic institution

Basic Qualifications

• Proven accounting, finance, and financial modeling capabilities
• Effective process management abilities, excellent analytical skills and strong written and oral communication skills
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial with the initiative and ability to grow with a rapidly expanding team
• SIE Exam, Series 79, Series 7 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Salary

• Annual base salary between $120,000 and $225,000.
• The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.
• Currently, this role is expected to be in the New York office at least 4 days per week.

About Us:

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

Guggenheim is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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