MUFG UK | Vice President, Leveraged Finance Transaction Execution

Responsibilities

• As one of the top financial groups globally with a vision to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market.
• The team works seamlessly with the Origination and Leveraged Capital Markets teams to bridge commercial expertise and deliver commercial structuring, advisory and execution services on sponsor leveraged finance loan transactions.
• The team also engages on each transaction with the in-house EMEA Legal team (responsible for engagement and management of external counsel for the transaction, management of the legal risks, legal negotiations and overall having oversight of the transactions from a legal perspective).
• We are seeking a Vice President with a transactional background in leveraged finance to join the front office EMEA Leveraged Finance (large cap and mid market) team in London.
• Leading commercial negotiation of financing documentation with sponsor clients, in conjunction with the in-house EMEA Legal team, which engages and manages external counsel.
• Advising on the commercial aspects of the structuring of leveraged finance transactions.
• Reviewing commercial aspects of the documentation at term sheet and credit agreement stages for compliance with MUFG’s internal policies and best practice standards, in conjunction with the in-house EMEA Legal team.
• Ensuring consistency regarding documentation commercial standards; being the central touch point/centre of excellence for emerging market trends and documentation-related internal escalation processes.
• Coordinating the documentation process and ensuring that all relevant internal policy issues are addressed and required internal processes are obtained in time.
• Working closely with the in-house EMEA Legal team (who is responsible for identifying legal and documentation risks) with a view to continuously improve the control architecture around documentation.
• Developing junior front-office staff and conducting internal training sessions for front-office on documentation commercial issues, market trends and best practices in executing transactions.
• Providing transaction execution support throughout the entire lifecycle of EMEA sponsor leveraged finance loan transactions, from origination (e.g. advice on grids/term sheets from a commercial structuring perspective, lead commercial negotiations of commitment / long form documentation) to closing/post-closing (e.g. funding, A&Es, add-ons)
• Keeping up to date with recent market trends in leveraged finance transactions

Requirements

• Significant and up to date market experience and knowledge of European and US cross-border leveraged finance transactions.
• Experience in an in-house environment, either as a secondee or transaction execution role helpful.
• Knowledge of high yield bond processes helpful.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and pressured environment.
• Ability to be proactive and anticipate issues with transaction documentation.
• Simplifying the complex and ability to communicate clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to take prudent risk based decisions, and balance the need for timely decisions in a pressured and market driven environment.
• Skilled at building trusting relationships with internal stakeholders, senior management and external clients.
• Coaching mindset and aptitude for disseminating accumulated knowledge and experience among colleagues.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Preferred proficiency in at least one European language (preferably French) other than English.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
• Ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

MUFG UK

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