Associate Acquisition Finance Belux

Associate
at Acquisition Finance Belux

Contract with undefined duration, 100%, Brussels

Your role & work environment

As an Associate at Acquisition Finance Belux, you will play an active role in the origination and portfolio management for acquisition finance transactions on Business Bank or Wholesale Bank segmented companies with HQ in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Acquisition Finance (AF) Be Lux is responsible for both the origination and the portfolio management of acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions in Belgium and Luxembourg. AF Belux clients mainly consist of private equity firms and corporate acquirers investing in Belgian and Luxembourg WB and BB segmented companies.

Your key responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Origination

• Contribute to analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation
• Analyse the market, the target’s position in the market, the competitive environment, the historical financials and the business plan;
• Analyse due diligence reports, make Cash flow modeling and debt structuring;
• Contribute actively to the drafting of the various credit papers and presentation of transactions in credit committees;
• Contribute actively to term sheet/credit documentation negotiation with borrowers and lawyers, and for the closing of transactions;

Responsibility 2: Portfolio and in-life management

• You will be assigned an own portfolio of existing AF Belux clients and will be on top of relevant information on the client, its peers and/or its sector, and share this with the relevant stakeholders
• You will contribute or act as as deal captain for in-live requests (new requests, new financing needs, waivers and amendments) and also for proactive identification of opportunities; hereby be responsible for analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation
• You will collaborate with Restructuring Department in case of credit restructuring
• You will be responsible for the data quality and reporting of your portfolio (filing, covenant reporting, internal and regulatory reporting), in collaboration with the Portfolio colleagues
• You will develop a long term relationship as a trusted advisor with sponsors and with company management;

Responsibility 3: knowledge management

• You will keep up-to-date knowledge on the specific domain, on the business environment and on products, actively share this with the team and actively promote sharing of knowledge;

We look for
A colleague with a talent for taking it on and making it happen, enthusiasm for helping others to be successful and a knack for always being a step ahead. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You get energy from negotiations on transactions with a credit request & documentation complexity and which take a couple of months to complete. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.
As an AF Belux senior Associate you will also need:

• A master degree in economics, management, law or comparable, and min. 4 years of relevant experience, including a proven track record in complex lending transactions and in general dealing with clients
• Good knowledge of complex financial analysis and good knowledge on techniques related to the domain of expertise
• Good credit skills and judgment
• Well-organised approach and ability to work on several deals/tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work autonomously, while being part of a team and demonstrating a clear "one Bank" cross-buy attitude
• Very good oral and written skills in Dutch, French and English.

We offer you
A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:

• Personal growth & challenging work with endless opportunities to realise your ambitions
• An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours
• A progressive and agile way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention

Furthermore, within the AF Belux team, you can count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth with:

• A steep learning curve, both on technical and on negotiation skill level
• Challenging projects within AF Belux or broader within Business Bank or WB Lending BE
• Ability to collaborate with specialised colleagues outside of Belgium, i.e. peers in Acquisition Finance Netherlands, in Acquisition Finance Paris and in Leveraged Syndications London

We redefine banking. What about you?
There has never been a more interesting time to work at ING. We’re on a journey that’s centred around our customers, powered by technology and driven by smart, determined people. Our customers feel our people are empowering them to stay a step ahead in life and in business. We’re proud of that!