Leveraged Finance

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties: Plan, coordinate, and execute securities and loan transactions in the form of high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and preferred equity placements. Lead deal teams through corporate refinancings, general corporate purpose debt raises, dividend recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, and acquisition financings. Responsible for simultaneous live deal processes with multiple workstreams focused on data analysis, comparables analysis, and strategic planning. Conduct and present technical analysis and modeling on credit-specific financials, comparables, and general capital markets themes. Responsible for working on legal workstreams, including term sheets negotiations, commitment paper negotiations, credit agreement negotiations, fee letter negotiations, and general legal work surrounding the maintenance of an ongoing facility. Lead the due diligence process for business, legal, regulatory, cyber, accounting, and financial for deal processes. Manage junior analysts, analysts, and junior associates on the deal teams. This position requires up to 10% domestic travel.

Qualifications

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any), Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field of study plus 2 years of experience in the job offered or as Leveraged Finance, Analyst, or related occupation in the financial services industry.

Skills Required: Requires 2 years of experience with lead left debt financing transactions including leveraged buyout deals, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), corporate loan, and bond refinancings. Requires 1 year of experience with review of credit agreements, purchase agreements, and transaction term sheets. Requires experience with the following skills: Bloomberg; Factset; capital structure analysis; business writing; business diligence including analyses of business processes, operations, and financial projections; accounting diligence including historical and pro forma financial statement analysis; legal due diligence in identifying topics such as legal contingencies, future litigations and contractual disputes; trading metrics of debt securities in the secondary market; bond math; institutional and pro rata instruments in both public and private markets; and cost of debt and net present value analysis.

Job Location: 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179. This position requires up to 10% domestic travel.

Full-Time. Salary: $200,000 – $225,000 per year.

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About The Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.