The Restructuring and Capital Solutions Analyst will play a key role in proactively targeting opportunities to drive growth for the Restructuring practice, including identifying emerging distressed markets, evaluating potential clients, and leveraging market insights to support strategic decision-making. The role will report into the Global Director of Business Development, Client & Markets and will work closely with attorneys and other members of the Global Business Development (BD) team.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor market events, macroeconomic trends, changes in policies, etc. that might generate restructuring/liability management opportunities in the markets or industries we are targeting; as well as identifying any new markets or industries that may become distressed.
• Analyse financials, operational performance, capital structures with a view to try and identify early signs of distress to be able to target the potential opportunities before they hit the specialized restructuring press.
• Analyse target debtors’ financial condition and performance, including ability to raise additional capital, identification of areas of potential value leakage etc.
• Prepare regular reports in connection with new and existing business opportunities and discuss those with senior members of the restructuring/special situations team.
• Assist with financial analysis in preparing pitch decks.
• Assist in the evaluation of investment opportunities in distressed and special situations.
• Support the maintenance of various new and existing target trackers.
• Analyse client’s and competitor’s market trends relevant to law firm restructuring practices.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate restructuring, financial advisory, and/or investment banking with a financing focus, or at least 5 years of experience in a law firm supporting restructuring, debt finance, or debt capital markets practices.
• Extensive knowledge of the finance and restructuring industry, with an understanding of cross-border transactions, loan/fund structures.
• An in-depth understanding of stressed, distressed and special situations opportunities.
• Proven track record of strong financial analysis, including the ability to assess complex financial data and draw actionable insights.
• Excellent research abilities coupled with critical thinking to analyse and solve complex problems in financial scenarios.
• Meticulous attention to detail with an organised approach to handling tasks and priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables within a tight timeframe and deliver high quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in preparing reports, communications, and delivering presentations.
• Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CapIQ, Bloomberg, Reorg, Debtwire and/or other financial databases.
• Expected to monitor emails outside of regular business hours.
• Flexibility to work outside regular business hours, including early mornings, evenings and weekends, as needed.

The estimated base salary for this position ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 at the time of posting.