Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, we provide clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm’s primary investment area, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals, for which we oversee more than $3 trillion in assets under supervision. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. 

We are:
·         Investors, spanning traditional and alternative markets offering products and services
·         Advisors, understanding our clients’ priorities and poised to help provide investment advice and strategies that make sense for their portfolios
·         Thought Leaders, providing timely insights across macro and secular themes to help inform our clients’ investment decisions
·         Innovators, using our suite of digital solutions to help our clients address complex challenges and meet their financial goals
 

Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management Private Credit is one of the world’s largest alternative credit investing platforms with approximately $125bn of AUM and investment professionals based in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. GS Private Credit is a dynamic platform with significant cross-pollination across strategies – direct lending (middle market and large cap performing credit), opportunistic and structured investments across debt and equity.
 

The Investment Grade Private Credit EMEA Vice President 
The Investment Grade Private Credit (“IGPC”) team originates, executes, and manages primarily investment grade credit investments across comingled credit funds and separately managed accounts (SMA) on behalf of pension and insurance clients.  IGPC focuses on corporate and infrastructure debt for public and private companies globally with an investment grade profile.  Vice Presidents support the business by working as part of small deal teams responsible for identifying, conducting due diligence, structuring, executing, and monitoring investments and are involved in a wide variety of exciting transactions across the capital structure in a variety of industries.  VPs are also responsible for the training and support of the junior team members, ensuring effective portfolio management, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
 

Responsibilities
•    Build relationships with issuers, sponsors, and internal GS stakeholders
•    Directly originate private placement corporate and infrastructure transactions externally
•    Liaise with internal bankers to generate investment opportunities
•    Work closely with EMEA sales coverage to identify client prospects
•    Support the management of deal teams and associated staffing requests
•    Train junior staff members on deal structuring and issuer communication

Qualifications
•    10+ years of experience in debt capital markets, preferably 10+ in the private placement market
•    Four-year degree from an accredited college or university; MBA and/or CFA preferred
•    Extensive knowledge on the UK private placement investor base and issuer universe    
•    Proficiency in all aspects of the private placement transaction process
•    Excellent credit analysis, oral and written communication skills
•    Experience in managing relationships with issuers, placement agents, and financial advisors
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