Investment Banking Associate - Debt Advisory

Investment Banking Associate – Debt Advisory

Our 540+ banking associates work as one global team, collaborating across geographies, products and sectors to help our clients achieve great outcomes.

• London, United Kingdom

• Global Investment Banking

• Hybrid

About the Role:

As a Baird Investment Banker, you will work alongside leading private equity sponsors, founder-led businesses and corporate clients on high-profile financing transactions and strategic capital solutions assignments. You will gain exposure to a broad range of industries, financing structures and market participants while helping clients achieve their strategic and financial objectives.

As a privately held, employee-owned firm, we prioritise our clients' long-term success and invest heavily in our people.

Our unwavering commitment to deep sector knowledge and quality, paired with a distinctive team-oriented approach, leads to outstanding results and creates a stable and fulfilling work environment where you can thrive. You have the opportunity to be part of this ongoing success. We are seeking an Investment Banking Associate to join our Debt Advisory team that is motivated to help support the continued growth of our Capital Solutions practice and is keen to gain high-quality financing and advisory experience.

The Impact You'll Make:

• Providing quantitative, qualitative and analytical support across vanilla to stressed refinancings, recapitalisations, lender education processes, acquisition financings and other capital structure advisory assignments

• Preparing financial models, debt capacity analyses, financing comparisons and client presentations

• Supporting due diligence, legal workstreams, project management, lender engagement, transaction execution and financial/statistical analysis

• Managing financing processes, including lender outreach, diligence coordination and transaction documentation

What You'll Bring to Baird:

Established Expertise:

• Financial Acumen: Strong command of accounting principles, financial statement analysis and advanced financial modelling capabilities
• Analytical Rigor: Proven ability to conduct detailed financial analysis, evaluate financing alternatives and synthesise insights
• Communication Skills: Skilled in crafting compelling presentations and written materials for internal and external audiences
• Project Leadership: Experience managing complex workstreams and meeting tight deadlines across multiple engagements

Debt Advisory & Capital Markets Knowledge

• Understanding of leveraged finance, private credit and debt capital markets
• Experience supporting debt financing, refinancing, restructuring or broader transaction engagements
• Knowledge of debt documentation, financing structures and credit analysis
• Ability to assess financing alternatives and capital structure considerations
• Commercial judgement and awareness of market dynamics affecting financing and M&A activity
• Interest in capital markets, economic trends and private capital solutions

Professional Attributes

• Intellectual curiosity and a drive to continuously learn
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Qualifications & Experience

We are interested in candidates who meet one of the following criteria:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 2:1 (or equivalent), preferably in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline
• Associate-level experience, or equivalent, within an investment bank or relevant industry

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