Job Title Originator, Direct Lending Europe

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

Direct Lending (DL) is an investment desk focused on providing privately negotiated financing solutions to sub-investment grade corporates in Europe, working with both financial sponsors and non-sponsored corporates.

The DL team, with c.€3bn AUM, invests using the bank’s balance sheet and distributes to a small pool of debt funds. The team has a mandate to do work across the capital structure providing senior and super senior, mezzanine, HoldCo, junior and structured equity solutions, into various sectors.

You will join a motivated and entrepreneurial group of investment professionals whilst also benefiting from being part of Deutsche Bank’s global market-leading private financing business platform. As part of Deutsche Bank’s Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) franchise you will have access to dedicated origination channels in multiple geographies as well as the bank’s corporate finance teams.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Support execution of business strategy
• Aid the origination, structuring and execution of transactions
• Interface and collaborate with other areas within the Bank, including Risk, Legal, Compliance, Finance and Operations to obtain deal related approvals and ensure the effective operation of the business
• Give direction to and have oversight of the junior colleagues in the conduct of their deal related duties and Bank mandated obligations, while also supporting their development

Your skills and experience

• Degree educated and/or relevant sector/industry experience
• Ability to quickly spot key risk/deal issues and think creatively around how to mitigate these issues
• An ability to think creatively and apply the same to financial structures
• Strong technical and analytical ability
• Understanding of, and the ability to understand changes to, macro market and industry trends
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.