- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Insurance
- Seniority
- Lead
- Source
- Workday
Description
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.
Business Unit:
Blackstone Credit and Insurance Group (BXCI), Tokyo
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.
Job Title: Credit Investing – Principal
Job Description:
The position is for an experienced professional to focus on building out BXCI’s growing credit investing business in Japan. BXCI is a globally active investor across buyout financings, direct to corporate private high-grade financings, as well as public and private asset financing structures, including in asset classes such as residential mortgages, auto loans, equipment lending, personal lending, SME lending, fund financing and whole-business securitisations.
The successful applicant will collaborate with senior leadership in Asia and globally to design and execute BXCI’s growth strategy in the region, including originating new opportunities, managing existing investments and fundraising from new and existing clients. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, deal teams are typically small. A Senior Associate / Principal will therefore be expected to take leadership roles in the screening, analysing and structuring of investment opportunities and frequently lead client and internal meetings, negotiations, and due diligence sessions.
Responsibilities:
Analysing and modelling credit opportunities across a wide variety of product types
Preparing presentations and memoranda to analyse investment opportunities, financial strategies, and business performance
Assisting in the onboarding and monitoring of investments
Facilitating the structuring and execution of funding and securitisations
Managing business risks through the execution of interest rate swaps and foreign currency forwards
Analysing and modelling new strategic initiatives and business development opportunities for BXCI’s business
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.
The successful candidate must have:
Strong academic track record
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Strong English communication skill
Prior buy side, investment banking, securitisation or other relevant experience of 8+ years with demonstrated acquisition and financing transaction experience
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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