Key Responsibilities

Responsible for:

• Providing transaction execution support throughout the lifecycle of leveraged finance loan transactions, from:
  • Origination (advisory on grids/term sheets, commercial negotiations of commitment/long-form documentation).
  • Closing/post-closing (funding, amendments and additions, BLPs).
• Lead commercial negotiations of transaction documentation with sponsor clients, in collaboration with the in-house EMEA Legal team (responsible for managing external counsel, documentation, and legal risks).
• Advising on commercial aspects of leveraged finance transaction structuring (e.g., senior/subordinated debt, term loans, bridge finance, bridge debt, or credit facilities).
• Working with the EMEA Legal team to:
  • Review and apply deep knowledge of various finance structures across different restoration strategies including TLBs, pre-pays, TLBs underwrite (buy/sell).
  • Examine guarantee, security, subordination, and leakage issues.
• Evaluating commercial documentation for compliance with MUFG’s internal policies and best practices at both term sheet and credit agreement stages.
• Ensuring consistency in documentation commercial standards through:
  • Serving as the central point of contact for documentation-related escalation processes.
  • Serving as a center of excellence for emerging market trends.
• Coordinating the documentation process to ensure:
  • Internal legal/ regulatory policy issues are addressed.
  • Necessary internal processes and escalations occur on time.
• Staying current with market trends in leveraged finance transactions.
• Collaborating with EMEA Legal to improve MUFG’s control architecture around transaction documentation.
• Developing junior front-office staff through:
  • Conducting internal training sessions on:
    • Documentation commercial issues.
    • Market trends.
    • Best practices in transaction execution.

Skills and Experience

Work Experience

Significant and up-to-date market experience and knowledge of:

• European and US cross-border leveraged finance transactions.
• Preferable previous experience in in-house environments, either from a secondee or transaction execution role.
• Knowledge of high-yield bond processes helpful.

Functional / Technical Skills and Competencies

• Critical and creative thinking with strong business acumen.
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Proactive approach with the ability to anticipate issues with transaction documentation.
• Capability to simplify complexities and communicate clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to make prudent risk-based decisions while balancing urgency in a market-driven environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills with:
  • Internal stakeholders.
  • Senior management.
  • External clients.
• Ability to operate independently while recognising the need for escalation when dealing with highly complex or unusual situations.
• Coaching mindset and aptitude to spread knowledge and expertise among colleagues.
• Innovative attitude focused on simplification and efficiencies, including:
  • AI development.
  • Streamlining processes.
• High integrity and professionalism.
• Preferred proficiency in at least one European language (e.g., French) in addition to English.

Education

• University-level qualifications or equivalent.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail and adherence to accuracy.
• Strong communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills in collaborative settings.
• Results-driven with-
  • a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
  • a proactive, motivated, and positive outlook.
• Commendable decision-making skills and sound judgement.
• Structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to:
  • Pressurised environments.
  • Work with urgency and prioritise work.
• Capability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Business-focused mindset with a willingness to work off-hours when required.

Additional Notes

• Flexible working requests considered in line with organisational requirements.
• Diversity and inclusion are central to MUFG’s culture. We support equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment and encourage applications from varied backgrounds.

MUFG’s Culture Principles guide our collaborative environment, emphasising:

• Client-centricity
• Inclusivity
• Innovation
• Ownership & Execution Learn more about MUFG’s Culture Principles.