Location

Brookfield Place New York - 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

The Brookfield Capital Solutions team is responsible for a variety of deal and market related functions in support of the Credit platform. The strategic objective is to procure credit for internal funds and syndicate the excess while protecting credit investor interests.

Capital Solutions interfaces with members of Brookfield’s credit team, key finance and business leaders, portfolio company management and outside service providers (banks, other financial institutions, lenders, investors, credit rating agencies, accounting, and legal advisors).

Reporting to the Senior Associate, Capital Solutions. The ideal candidate will have 1 – 2 years of experience in a leveraged finance, loan or bond capital markets, loan negotiation, or financial sponsors role at an investment bank or lending platform. Backgrounds with similar skill sets that have exposure to LBO and underwritten leveraged financings will also be considered – transaction advisory, investment banking, trading desk research, distressed investing, CLO/BDC, etc.

Day-to-day, the analyst will assist the Capital Solutions team in a variety of core capital markets responsibilities, including: market research / deal-specific intel (including deal comps), providing structuring guidance to deal teams (RFPs, term sheets, credit agreements, intercreditor, etc.), supporting syndication processes (including working with investment banks, law firms, and prospective investors). In summary, the analyst will be intimately involved in various aspects of deal structuring, deal execution, relationship management, and various ad hoc projects.

Responsibilities:

Deal Execution

• Provide support across the full spectrum of origination, underwriting and distribution

• Support debt modeling (e.g., for underwriting)

• Support creation of deal materials (e.g., debt models and credit memo) with inputs from deal teams and capital solutions leadership

• Distribution

• Assist in managing bank and investor relationships in deals in which Brookfield is acting as a participant and represent Brookfield allocation

• Over time build relationships with potential buyer of debt to which Brookfield will eventually place

• Understand market conditions on “what can be done”

• Support syndication activities by maintaining and updating investor lists, sharing relevant information with investors

• Portfolio Management

• Assist with monitoring of credit instruments warehoused and held

• Create framework to measure/manage maintain the appropriate level of exposure across asset classes and risk

• Monitor company and relevant market conditions to effectively manage balance sheet and losses / gains

Data Management

• Assist in creation of an investor database with key contacts, execution capabilities, current commitments across BPEG, etc.

• Track interactions with investor, bank, and direct lender contacts

• Manage capital markets deal pipeline

• Record fees paid and syndicate economics for several types of transactions

Candidate Requirements:
Critical Competencies for Success:

• Analytical Reasoning: Defines problems and seeks solutions by examining issues and ideas through inquiry, analysis, dialogue, and evaluation; analytic

• Personal Effectiveness: Gets the job done in a timely manner; follows through on commitments and takes actions that are best for the firm; shows grit and determination

• Initiative: Motivated to achieve goals; proactive

• Team Player: Initiates and maintains collaborative working relationships; fosters goodwill and cooperation to meet shared goals; team-oriented; humble

• Adaptability: Able to adjust and work effectively in changing circumstances and conditions; flexible; able to interface effectively with people with assorted styles and levels of seniority

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably with a major in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related financial discipline with an outstanding record of academic achievement

• 1 – 2 years of related experience

• Leveraged loan and high yield experience preferred at a credit fund, finance company, commercial or investment bank, hedge fund, BDC or mezzanine fund

• Formal credit training preferred

• Ability to effectively communicate with senior management internally and externally

Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000

Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education, and designations.

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.