Blackstone Credit & Insurance – Asset Based Finance, Analyst

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. 

Job Title: Analyst, Asset Based Finance

Location: London

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.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Perform due diligence on prospective investments within the private and public asset backed credit space, with a focus on Structured Credit, including meeting with potential Sponsors, doing deep dives on the business, asset classes and industry/strategy research.
• Working with other members of the Investment Team to diligence, and underwrite investment opportunities, leveraging Blackstone’s various groups where appropriate.
• Building comprehensive financial models and scenario analysis, evaluating various cases and types of deal structures.
• Drafting and presenting memorandums for Investment Committees.
• Monitoring existing investments including tracking KPI’s and continuously challenging the validity of the investment thesis.
• Thinking creatively about ways to improve the team’s existing processes.

Qualifications: Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated and have demonstrated excellence in prior roles. In addition to strong analytical and quantitative skills, a successful candidate will have:

• A desire to work in a team environment, often under competing deadlines.
• Strong financial modelling skills, with past experience modelling and evaluating transactions.
• Excellent technical proficiency in Excel/VBA.
• Prior experience preparing presentation materials using PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn
• 1+ years of relevant work experience at an investment bank ((Securitised Products Group, M&A, Leveraged Finance), Rating Agency, a sell-side structuring or trading desk, or a hedge fund.

Past Structured Credit experience is helpful, but not required

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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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

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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