UBS is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join its Leveraged Finance Origination team in London. The team is responsible for the origination, structuring, underwriting and syndication of leveraged loan and high yield bond financings for financial sponsor and corporate clients across EMEA.
As an Associate, you will play a central role in executing transactions, supporting senior bankers in client coverage, and managing deal processes from origination through distribution. The role offers significant exposure to private equity sponsors, corporate management teams, investors, and internal risk partners, and requires strong analytical capability, commercial judgment, and execution discipline.
Key Responsibilities include:
Transaction Execution
- Support the structuring and execution of leveraged loans, high yield bonds and related financing solutions for sponsor backed and corporate transactions, including LBOs, acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalisations
- Coordinate deal execution across internal stakeholders including coverage, credit risk, syndicate, legal and operations teams
Financial Analysis & Modelling
- Build and review detailed financial models, including LBO, cash flow, leverage and covenant analyses
- Assess credit profiles, capital structures and debt capacity across a range of industries and business models
Credit & Risk Management
- Prepare credit approval materials and present recommendations to internal credit committees
- Act as a first line of defense in assessing underwriting, market and distribution risk
Marketing & Syndication
- Produce high quality pitch books, information memoranda and investor presentations
- Assist in the syndication of underwritten transactions, including managing investor feedback, order books and roadshow logistics
Client & Sponsor Interaction
- Support senior bankers in client and sponsor dialogue, including transaction structuring discussions and market updates
- Contribute to idea generation and development of financing solutions tailored to client objectives