About this role
Business Unit Overview
Our Private Debt strategies aim to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to primarily institutional investors from investments in illiquid private loans to borrowers in Europe, Israel, the US and Asia-Pacific. The core business areas in Private Debt are:
- Corporate Debt: private loans to corporate borrowers, typically used for growth, capital expenditure, acquisitions and refinancing existing debt
- Infrastructure Debt: a global platform investing in energy, power, renewables, transport, social and digital assets
- Real Estate Debt: a dedicated platform investing in multifamily, industrial, hospitality, retail and office property types across various geographic regions
- The team also manages a number of multi-debt pooled funds and mandates which invest across one or more of these strategies.
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The Growth Private Debt team provides early and mid-stage companies with senior amortizing financing for acquisitions and capital growth. The role, which will encompass portfolio management and junior portfolio management activities, will be responsible for supporting the Portfolio Manager in all aspects of the investment process and will partner closely with the deal team and COO.
The role will report to the head of Growth Debt Core Portfolio Management ("Core PM") and will entail the following:
Portfolio Monitoring
- Maintain effective monthly financials management, monitor metrics of portfolio companies and report to the team on the same and contribute to client reporting.
- Prepare and contribute to weekly/monthly/quarterly portfolio reviews.
- Monitor receipt of information and other borrower's obligations for all portfolio companies.
- Maintain the weekly portfolio monitoring spreadsheet.
- Assist other team members in performing financial due diligence procedures as well as other initiatives related to the portfolio companies.
- Maintain fund level statistics.
Valuations
- Provide asset information and contribute to assets valuation/rating process based on audited and reported results, forecasts and other financial analyses in liaison with the Core PM team.
Leveraged Facilities
- Manage leverage facilities: provide information to banks, respond to Q&A, manage portfolio limits, monitor borrowing base model, draft compliance certificates.
- Manage drawdowns on the facility and liaising with BlackRock capital markets on renewals.
- Manage fund level hedging exposure.
Other Portfolio Management Activities
- Model portfolio optimisation scenarios and provide recommendations to PM.
- Own database on the fund's investments (consistency and integrity) and coordinate the use of data for various internal and external reporting requirements.
- Provide portfolio statistics to external providers.
- Production of weekly pipeline reports and team capacity tracker.
- Contribute content for internal reporting, white papers and thought leadership.
- Management of fund level cashflows.
- Deliver Data for risk and investment oversight.
- Population of fund investor templates with loan data
Skills, experience and education desired:
- Excellent analytical and data analysis skills, highly numerate, responsive with high attention to detail.
- 2 -5 years' experience in investment banking (leveraged finance, M&A or restructuring) or private debt / direct lending.
- Motivated team player and flexible in approach with ability to work independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - presents ideas in a clear, concise and constructive manner.
- Ability to prioritise, working to tight deadlines and flexible to meet workload.
- Keen to question, challenge and improve.
- A methodical thinker able to resolve complex issues on a daily basis.
- Strong academic background.
- Fluent in English; other European languages skills considered a plus.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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