Associate/Vice President - Credit Team - ZCG

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Position overview

The Associate will work as part of the ZCG Credit team on all stages of the investment process including sourcing, analyzing, and making investment recommendations on leveraged loans, high yield bonds, private credit and stressed credits for ZCG CLOs and closed-end funds.

The Associate will also monitor existing positions and be responsible for performing quantitative financial analysis, as well as conducting industry research.

The candidate will be joining a rapidly expanding platform with opportunities for growth. The position will be based in New York, NY.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing comprehensive credit analysis and evaluating capital structures, company fundamentals, industry trends and credit agreement terms.
• Constructing and maintaining financial models and developing valuation analyses.
• Writing formal credit memoranda and presenting investment recommendations to ZCCP’s Investment Committee.
• Monitoring existing portfolio investments and providing timely updates to portfolio managers on financial results and developing credit situations.

Candidate Requirements:

• Candidate should have at least 4+ years of total experience, including the completion of a two-year analyst program at an investment bank (leveraged finance, restructuring, M&A backgrounds preferred) and previous experience investing in leveraged credit.
• Completion or progress towards an MBA or CFA designation preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of CLO structures, credit agreements and workouts/restructurings is preferred.
• Keen ability to construct concise, persuasive verbal and written investment opinions.
• Superior analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• We are looking for a creative, competitive personality who possesses a high energy level. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, hardworking, self-motivated and able to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, self-starter approach.
• Ability to think both as an operator and investor (EQ/IQ).
• High ethical standards, with a focus on integrity and professionalism.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.

Compensation

This role offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, performance-based bonus, carried interest/LTIP opportunities, and benefits.

The Company

ZCG (www.zcg.com) is a leading, privately held merchant bank comprised of three dynamic, cross-disciplinary platforms: private markets asset management, business consulting services, and technology development and solutions.

ZCG’s investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.

For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions of dollars of capital.

ZCG has a global team comprised of approximately 400 professionals. The company is headquartered in New York, with affiliate offices located in Pune and Mumbai, India, and Riyadh, KSA.

Private Equity

ZCG Private Equity is the private equity fund management platform of ZCG, which pursues a strategy of acquiring companies that are growth platforms, corporate carve-outs, buy & build, go-private transactions, and turnarounds.

ZCG has a specialized, three-pronged approach including its consulting practice, ZCGC, and technology affiliate, to assist in significant value-creation initiatives across portfolio companies.

Credit

ZCG Credit is the credit fund management platform of ZCG, which invests across a range of credit investments including leveraged loans, private debt, direct lending, and opportunistic credit. ZCG Credit manages closed and open-ended funds as well as structured vehicles of strategic debt.

ZCG Credit utilizes an approach of fundamental credit analysis, developed over nearly 30 years, through proprietary sourcing, sophisticated structuring and comprehensive risk management utilizing the Olympus™ system.

ZCG's current portfolio companies have aggregate worldwide annual revenues of approximately $2 billion, sell products in 120 countries, operate 15 manufacturing facilities, and have over 200,000 employees and associates directly and through joint ventures.