Director/Associate Director, Illiquid Credit Trading, International Investment Bank, London

One of our clients, an international investment bank, is seeking a Director/Associate Director to be based in London

The Illiquid Credit Trading desk is part of Global markets and works closely with Sales/Origination and Structuring teams on structured lending transactions

As the primary risk owner, the Illiquid Credit Trading desk has ultimate P&L responsibility and is involved in every stage of a transaction – origination, structuring, negotiation and distribution and trading

The Illiquid Credit Trading desk specialises in complex and highly structured transactions in a diverse set of industries across capital structure from senior to mezzanine and hybrid capital

Geographically, the desk focuses on corporate and sovereign opportunities primarily in EMEA

Illiquid Credit Trading team takes proprietary positions in deals it originates and manages a sizeable credit portfolio

The ideal candidate would have dedicated EM experience and speak one of the following European languages: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or French