Job Description
Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?
Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.
Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.
Would you like to work for one of the world's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment?
We are currently recruiting for a Leveraged Finance Associate in our Leveraged Finance department in Frankfurt.
About MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of MUFG Bank, headquartered in Amsterdam. With offices throughout Europe, our teams provide clients with comprehensive financing solutions spanning Coverage & Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Transaction Banking, using MUFG’s global reach to provide bespoke solutions. With 73 green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bond tranches in 2021 and 51 sustainability-linked loans in EMEA in 2021, MUFG is committed to supporting clients to achieve sustainable business growth.
Please visit our website for more information – https://www.mufgemea.com/mbe
Your impact at MUFG
MUFG's Leveraged Finance group provides product expertise in the origination, structuring and execution of LBOs for private equity sponsors.
The Leveraged Finance group also works closely with relevant coverage and product functions across the bank to assist in executing our broader Financial Institutions strategy to maximise cross-sell amongst private equity sponsor clients and their portfolio companies.
Leveraged Finance works collaboratively with MUFG’s Global Sponsor Coverage teams, Mid Market Direct Lending team and the Leveraged Capital Markets team to deliver financing solutions and to maximise revenue opportunities in the DACH region
Main purpose of the role:
- Assist senior LF and Mid Market Direct Lending team members with the delivery of the structuring and execution of transactions
- Assist senior LF team members with the onboarding of new clients
- Provide junior support to PE Sponsor Coverage team
- Assist with the management of the group’s portfolio of leveraged loans
The role includes the following responsibilities:
- Conduct industry and company analysis as directed
- Develop relevant analysis including financial models, sensitivity scenarios, the impact of potential reorganisations, disposals, IPO’s, synergies, key ratios analysis (including where appropriate credit rating agencies'), and make informed judgements on the available liquidity to advise decision making at senior levels
- Support the preparation and presentation of (i) the necessary client marketing and financing materials (presentations, pitch books etc.) and (ii) the supporting internal approval documents (credit applications, screening applications, models etc.) in coordination with other deal team members
- Support all aspects of deal execution as may be required during the development and execution of a mandate
- Work collaboratively to support Private Equity Sponsor Coverage, Mid Market Direct Lending and the various relevant product teams as and when the need arises
- Build relationships throughout MUFG to establish a peer network, gather relevant information and help to ensure effective inter-departmental collaboration
- Build relationships at the appropriate business levels to create and maintain trust with corporate clients, private equity funds and partner banks on transactions
- Support Relationship Managers to maintain an ongoing dialogue with clients to maximise MUFG's opportunities to win future business
- Support the leveraged portfolio team in ongoing monitoring of a defined number of accounts and assisting in waivers and amendments, as well as identifying refinancing and ancillary opportunities, engaging with clients as appropriate
- Work collaboratively across the wider team to support the various functions as and when the need arises
- Conduct initial compliance and KYC checks for leveraged finance clients in line with internal and external processes and procedures
In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:
- Experience of working within a banking/advisory or transactional environment
- A good team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Detailed understanding and practical experience of financial modelling
- Understanding of the fundamentals of deal structuring
- Basic understanding of leveraged finance debt instruments
- Basic knowledge of leveraged loan documentation
- Sound credit skills at an intermediate level
- Basic negotiation skills with internal partners
- Ability to effectively manage tight deadlines and different stakeholders
- Clear communication skills both written and oral
- Basic knowledge of leveraged debt capital markets and M&A dynamics
- Corporate finance principles/accounting knowledge
- Experience in managing execution of transactions (including relevant U/W and credit process) within tight timeframes is advantageous
- Proficiency in English, other languages are desirable
Personal requirements:
Integrity and Responsibility
- Balance Risk with Opportunity
- Customer Focus
- Demonstrate Global Perspective
Professionalism and Teamwork
- Drive For Results
- Collaborate and Build Partnerships
- Communicate Effectively and Professionally
Challenge Ourselves To Grow
- Influence and Inspire Others
- Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
- Think Strategically
- Manage and Develop Talent
What do we have to offer:
We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.
- We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
- Monthly team events.
- To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.
Besides that we will offer you:
- Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market including bonus payment
- Contribution to capital forming benefits (“Vermögenswirksame Leistungen”);
- Sponsorship of a job ticket to 50%;
- Lunch allowance;
- Flextime to support your personal work-life-balance (“Gleitzeit”);
- Further training and educational programs, e.g. language courses;
- Corporate benefits;
- To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.
Additional information:
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
The role is based in Frankfurt. All candidates need to be willing to relocate to Frankfurt. Internal employees will be supported in case of relocation.
We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.
MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.
We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.