Associate Director - Capital & Debt Advisory - Leveraged Finance - London

EY Capital & Debt Advisory is seeking a Leveraged Finance Associate Director to support deal execution and origination. The team is award‑winning, recently named Global Capital Debt Advisor of the year for 2026, and regularly closes high‑profile transactions. The role supports growth plans, offers strong career progression, and works with a high‑performing national and international team.

The opportunity involves advising Private Equity clients on financing including refinancings, LBOs, sell‑sides, ABL, ARR, and NAV‑based financings, approaching banks, credit funds, and alternative lenders.

Your key responsibilities:

• Managing and working as part of a team on projects from start to finish, covering all transaction stages from initial proposal through completion.
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and all stakeholders during a transaction process on day‑to‑day matters.
• Overseeing the work of project teams and coordinating various work streams, liaising with and managing key client contacts, lenders, and other advisors.
• Leading and managing the delivery of high‑quality transaction documentation, including information packs, management presentations, term sheets, structuring and financial analysis, and other project deliverables.
• Performing LBO modelling, including analysing business forecasts, scenario analysis, building financing overlays, and covenant calculations.
• Supporting business development initiatives, such as producing high‑quality collateral, developing pitch documents, and attending meetings with clients and prospects.
• Coaching and contributing to the development of more junior team members.
• Assisting Partners and senior members with targeting, marketing, and preparation of proposal materials, as well as client coverage.
• Proactively building and developing a network of internal and external relationships among professional intermediaries, private equity houses, corporate targets, and clients.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Significant experience in leveraged finance or debt advisory, including a lead role in day‑to‑day management of projects and client communications.
• Strong experience with financial modelling related to debt transactions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to develop close working relationships with clients, lenders, and other advisors.
• Understanding of different debt markets and the ability to articulate these to clients and challenge conventions where appropriate.
• Confidence in client situations and the ability to gain client acceptance through value‑added advice.
• Sound commercial judgement and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Strong financial acumen and solid understanding of financial statements.
• Ability to convert analysis into various outputs and present results clearly and concisely.
• Experience in managing and developing junior team members.
• Strong time‑management, organisational, and project‑management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Team‑player attitude and the ability to build effective relationships with individuals, organisations, and clients.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• High degree of personal drive and motivation to succeed.
• Accounting or finance qualification or similar.
• Ability to learn quickly and keep abreast of developments.
• Strong internal relationship building within EY and commitment to business development.

What we offer you:

We’ll develop your future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences, empowering you in a flexible environment and a diverse, inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Application information:

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