The Senior Investment Associate is responsible for the origination, analysis, execution and management of investment grade debt private placements for L&G Asset Management clients. This role will be primarily focused on a wide range of infrastructure issuers but will also help develop new investment opportunities within the structured finance and corporate sectors.
US Private Credit is part of a global team that is comprised of more than 50 investment professionals managing a growing global portfolio of more than $30 billion. The US team was founded in 2017 and is focused on covering transactions from issuers based in North America and Australia with a focus on infrastructure debt investments, corporate private placements, structured finance, and commercial mortgage loans. L&G Asset Management鈥檚 clients and affiliates have been increasing their demand for private investments and have made substantial commitments to grow the US private credit portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with colleagues in Chicago and London to originate, underwrite, execute, and manage infrastructure debt investment opportunities for our clients
- Filter potential investments determining suitability from the perspective of credit, value, duration, and overall portfolio fit
- Conduct fundamental investment due diligence including credit and legal analysis, prepare investment committee materials, and obtain required approvals
- Collaborate with internal partners, such as PMs, Ratings and Legal, to ensure investment opportunities are suitable for our clients and meet their respective investment guidelines
- Manage existing investments by reviewing regular financial and compliance reports, updating risk views in real time, and seeking waivers and approvals according to the relevant procedures
- Administer key internal and external counterparty and borrower relationships.
- Support the marketing process to raise capital from new clients and to develop investment solutions for borrowers and other market participants
- Assist the formulation of the broader investment strategy by identifying transactions and sub-sectors that could be appropriate investment targets for our clients