Debt Advisory Associate (m/f/d)

Carlsquare is a leading technology investment bank. With 12 offices in 8 countries, we enable tech innovators and investors around the globe to achieve their strategic objectives. Our core services include M&A, debt advisory and IPO advisory. We have successfully closed 600+ transactions. As entrepreneurs – our partner-led firm has greatly expanded in recent years – we understand how to support fellow entrepreneurs. We believe in building long‑term partnerships, working together with both management teams and investors to drive cross‑border growth. In addition to our extensive transaction experience, we leverage our global network and deep industry knowledge to ensure the optimum outcome for all parties.

Launched in January 2023 in Frankfurt, our Debt Advisory practice has rapidly become the go-to address for numerous financial sponsors and corporates in the DACH region. By mid‑2024, we were ranked the second most active debt advisor in Germany according to Leverest. We are now poised to build on our successful market establishment across the DACH region, with the UK our top priority for European expansion.

You will:

• Structure, analyse and execute debt financing solutions, including acquisition financings, refinancings, growth financings and project financings.
• Build and review financial models, cash flow analyses and credit metrics, including sensitivity and scenario analyses.
• Support and increasingly lead debt advisory mandates throughout the full financing process.
• Prepare information memoranda, lender presentations and management materials for financing processes.
• Coordinate and communicate with banks, debt funds and other financing providers during marketing and negotiation phases.
• Support the negotiation of term sheets, credit documentation and financial covenants in cooperation with senior team members and legal advisors.
• Manage the financing‑related due diligence process and respond to lender information requests.
• Conduct market analyses on debt products, pricing, structures and current financing trends.
• Review work prepared by Analysts and provide guidance and on‑the‑job training.
• Work closely with M&A, Equity Advisory and other Corporate Finance teams.

We will:

• Welcome you to our dynamic team culture, where your colleagues will treat you as an equal.
• Offer you a high degree of autonomy, an attractive compensation package and the chance to work on exciting deals across Europe and North America.
• Support flexible working conditions to help you achieve a healthy work‑life balance.
• Celebrate with you at our summer parties where the entire company gathers in one of Europe’s most vibrant cities.

Requirements:

• An excellent university degree with a focus on finance, accounting or a similar quantitative discipline.
• 3 - 5 years of professional experience in debt/capital advisory or lending (bank or private debt investor).
• Outstanding analytical, conceptual and communication skills.
• Confident and proficient use of MS Office, in particular Excel and PowerPoint.
• Someone who brings their whole self to work - we think of ourselves as “corporate finance with a personality.”

Join our team! Would you like to be a part of our Carlsquare team? Send your CV and we look forward to hearing from you.