Associate Leveraged Lending

This is what we offer you

• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Would you like working in the fast paced world of Leveraged Lending? Will you make a difference by working on a varying portfolio of clients and by collaborating with our team in the origination and execution of new deals? And are you ready to join our ambitious team? Then we might be looking for you!

You and your job

Working in the fast paced world of Leveraged Lending means enabling private equity (financial sponsors) to invest in growth opportunities, fostering innovation and growth in the economy. In the meantime you enjoy a steep learning curve, working in a stimulating environment, together with talented, fun and ambitious colleagues.

• Execute transactions by performing analyses on target companies (financial, commercial, structures, sustainability), financial modelling, writing credit applications, involvement in loan documentation negotiations and taking care of operational activities
• Cooperate with other departments (M&A, Debt Capital Markets / Loan Syndications, Transaction Banking, Sector Bankers, Relationship Managers etc.) and manage internal (management, risk officers) and external stakeholders (e.g. private equity clients, debt / legal advisors) throughout the whole deal process
• Manage the client portfolio by amongst others analysing the company’s performance, handling client requests and writing (annual) reviews, next to supporting Investment Managers in managing and developing client relationships
• Contribute to and create marketing materials for pitching purposes about (re)financing or other opportunities for prospects and clients.

Together we achieve more than alone

You'll already be aware that Rabobank is a financial services provider for more than 8.5 million customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our 'Growing a better world together' mission? We do so in countless ways, such as:

• “Providing green financing / sustainability linked loans to clients transitioning into a more sustainable business profile”;
• “Contributing to the Wholesale Strategy of Leadership in Sustainable Transitions and supporting our clients to make a durable contribution”;
• “Empowering our people to contribute to their local communities or by giving meaning to our cooperative identity in any other way”.

The Leveraged Lending team brings talented people together to structure, execute and manage event driven financing in close cooperation with Sponsor Coverage and other departments including Loan Syndications and Risk Management. The Leveraged Lending team covers the European region with a focus on the BeNeLux, France, Iberia, Italy, Germany and the UK. We are a diverse and internationally oriented team with people from different nationalities and backgrounds.

Rabobank Leveraged Lending is a leading arranger across the entire spectrum of the European leveraged finance market, following Rabobank’s Banking for the Netherlands, Banking for Food and Banking for Energy strategy. We often act as lead arranger on transactions and occasionally participate in transactions led by other banks. Our customers are financial sponsors, who acquire a controlling interest in a target company, by using capital raised via funds under their management. Transactions are generally structured on the basis of the cash-flow generating capacity of the party to be acquired. Funding can take the form of senior, mezzanine or other subordinated debt instruments. With you, the Leveraged Lending team consists of c. 30 diverse colleagues in a variety of roles.

“Working with the top private equity firms worldwide means that we consistently need to outperform others. This drive creates a highly energetic and dynamic environment in Leveraged Lending. Our flat culture and ambitious environment foster quick personal development and increased responsibilities, while also allowing for ample fun. Working on value-creating transactions across a variety of industries allows me to stay curious and keep on learning.!”

Celine van Zeggelaar, Senior Associate Leveraged Lending Europe

You and your job

Customer focus, collaboration, development oriented, judgement/analytical skills, quality driven and result driven are clearly essential for the role of Analyst. In addition, it's important that you recognize yourself in the checklist below:

• Master degree or equivalent;
• 0-3 years working experience;
• Interest and/or experience in (Leveraged) Lending and/or Private Equity;
• Risk awareness;
• Strong ambition and work ethic;
• Good at process and stakeholder management;
• Creativity and an innovative mindset;
• Proficient interpersonal and communication skills;
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Fluent in additional language (French/Spanish/German) is a pre.