ABL Financing
Overview
A leading international investment bank is seeking an Associate / Vice President to join its Asset Backed Solutions platform in London. This is a front-office role focused on the origination, structuring, and execution of asset-backed lending (ABL) facilities, with a particular emphasis on warehouse financing.
The team is in a growth phase, with a mandate to expand its ABL franchise and significantly scale its warehouse financing capabilities, working across both private credit markets and selected public CLO transactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Originate, structure, and execute European ABL and warehouse financing transactions for a diverse institutional client base
- Lead and support transactions across:
- Warehouse facilities (forward flow, scaling platforms, pre-securitisation funding)
- Borrowing base / ABL facilities (receivables, inventory, and asset-backed portfolios)
- Portfolio financing and structured lending solutions
- Work across both:
- Private markets (primary focus - private credit funds, specialty lenders, asset originators)
- Public markets (including financing solutions linked to CLO platforms)
- Analyse collateral pools (e.g. receivables, consumer assets, CRE, loans) and develop robust financing structures
- Determine:
- Advance rates
- Eligibility criteria
- Structural protections and covenants
- Prepare and present credit papers, financial models, and transaction materials
- Partner closely with:
- Coverage / Sponsors teams on client origination
- Risk and credit teams through approval processes
- Syndicate / distribution on execution and placement where relevant
- Support negotiation of legal documentation alongside internal legal teams and external counsel
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the ABL and warehouse financing platform, including product innovation and market positioning
Requirements
- 3-7 years' experience within an investment bank, credit fund, or structured finance platform
- Strong experience in:
- European ABL facilities and/or warehouse financing (highly preferred)
- Structured finance, ABS, or asset-backed lending transactions
- Demonstrable experience in:
- Collateral analysis and structuring of asset-backed transactions
- Credit underwriting and risk assessment
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