Vice President, Asset-Backed Finance in London

We are trusted investment banking advisors to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies and to public and privately held companies around the world. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory and valuations and fairness opinions. As one tightly integrated team of more than 1,400 professionals in 25+ offices in 16 countries, we offer an unobstructed perspective on the global private capital markets, backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success.

With extensive industry knowledge and relationships, timely market intelligence and strategic insights, we forge deep, productive client relationships that endure for decades. At Lincoln International, we know that the success of our global organization is a direct outcome of the strength of our people. We encourage diversity of thought and create talent density by attracting, retaining and engaging high performers from all demographics, backgrounds and perspectives. We value diversity, equity and inclusion as a catalyst to foster innovation and creative problem solving, access the best candidates and adapt to a highly dynamic, competitive environment.

Lincoln International follows a hybrid work structure with an emphasis on in office collaboration. Our employees work in office Monday through Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely or from the office on Fridays.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group is an industry leader in the valuation of alternative and illiquid investments for investment funds, including business development companies (BDCs), hedge funds, and private equity groups. The group also advises on valuation matters for corporate transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, related party transactions, and for general tax, accounting, litigation, and regulatory purposes.

Lincoln International is seeking a Vice President to join the Valuations & Opinions Group with fixed income structured product experience. Officers work closely with the firm’s Managing Directors and clients in providing valuation and financial advisory services across multiple engagements and offices. Lincoln International’s practice is growing rapidly, and we are looking to add a talented individual to support our client service and quality control activities, expand our capabilities and bolster our marketing efforts.

A successful candidate will be an assertive, motivated self-starter with the desire and potential to succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Prior investment banking and/or transaction experience is preferred but not required.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Leading project teams providing valuation and financial advisory services to clients, including determining appropriate valuation methodologies and reviewing financial models for mortgage whole loans, student loans, consumer loans as well as RMBS, CMBS, CLO, ABS, and other structured finance securities.
• Providing quality control oversight to engagement teams.
• Managing, training and developing associates and analysts at the firm.
• Proactive calling on potential new clients including alternative investment managers (hedge funds, private equity, private credit, BDCs, etc.), financial institutions, privately held business owners and publicly traded companies.
• Identifying and communicating potential engagements to management and writing business proposals and engagement letters.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years’ experience in performing business valuations, valuations of illiquid and complex securities, and/or structuring, trading, or whole loan modelling.
• Understanding of collateral risk characteristics, deal structures, terms, and conditions.
• Experience with third party systems such as Bloomberg and Intex.
• Proficiency in designing financial models for discounted cash flow, market multiple, market transaction, and option pricing analyses.
• Ability to develop valuation approaches for various forms of securities and unique instruments including equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products and intangible assets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to critically analyze companies and understand key business issues, including value drivers and investment risks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of credit markets.
• Experience with successfully managing teams of associates and analysts.
• Understanding of authoritative guidance related to valuations a plus ASC-820 and IFRS 13, valuation industry best practices, and emerging issues.
• Ability to act as a primary point of contact with clients.
• Ability to effectively multi-task, managing multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Confidently and credibly connect with potential new clients and lead client meetings.
• Excellence in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics or MBA; strong academic record (both undergraduate and graduate).
• Active CPA, ASA and/or CFA preferred but not required.

Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.