Investment Associate

About the job

As a privately‑owned European credit fund management firm, Kartesia purpose is to help and support small and mid‑cap corporate companies by providing them long‑term liquidity and flexible credit solutions. Today, with €7,5bn of assets under management in 4 credit strategies, we have become one of the leading European managers in the leveraged loans market. Our track record spans over 12 years of delivering top decile risk‑adjusted returns.

We look to strengthen our London‑based team by welcoming an Investment Associate.

We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because we trust it is the right thing to do, but because now, more than ever, it has proven to make our company stronger, dexterous, and more creative.

Our culture is our core. We aim to unleash each and everyone’s potential. It is the unique contribution of everyone that has driven our success over the past years. Together, we commit to building a culture where everyone can do meaningful work, be recognized, and rewarded for it.

You’ll be joining a team of talented individuals who drive innovation, take initiative, embrace difference, and foster eagerness as kindness. We value team spirit, efficiency, comfort, and retention, to that we encourage inclusive leadership, generous total reward plans (comprising health, finance, and wealth) virtual team settings, social gatherings, healthy snacks, sports activity, as we ensure well‑designed, efficient, modern work spaces.

Primary function & essential responsibilities will include:

• Assist senior executives of the deal team throughout the whole life‑cycle of the investment, from sourcing to exit.
• Collaborate in the performance of due diligence, credit analysis and financial analysis.
• Participate in the preparation of investment recommendations and recommendations for the firm’s Executive Committee.
• Participate in the negotiations of transactional legal documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of transaction documents, marketing materials and memorandums.
• Support the Portfolio and Finance teams in the closing of new transactions.
• Support senior executives in staff meetings, management meetings and investment committees.
• Develop relationships with the management team of portfolio companies.
• Lead internal follow‑up of screening of prospective investment opportunities as well as tracking of the firm’s investment pipeline.
• Participate in the internal monitoring of portfolio companies including review of monthly operating results and updating relevant financial models and performance reports, including ESG initiatives.
• Maintain appropriate deal database and document filing systems and ensure compliance with records retention procedures.
• Always ensure confidentiality.

Requirements:

• 4 to 6 years of relevant financial experience in private equity, private debt, leveraged loans, M&A, debt advisory or transaction services.
• Solid quantitative, financial, and analytical skills and advanced MS Excel and modelling skills.

Please apply via Linkedin