Associate, Corporate Real Estate Loan Syndicate

Job Title: Associate, Corporate Real Estate Loan Syndicate

Location: London

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of our time, at our above offices.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate to join our Corporate Real Estate (‘CRE’) Capital Markets and Syndicate team within the Debt Solutions team, part of Corporate and Institutional Banking. You'll support the team with all aspects of loan origination and distribution including coordination, underwriting, best efforts and broader loan distribution mandates.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with CRE Originators to grow the business, lead on client pitches to win coordination, underwriting and best efforts mandates
• Taking a lead role in new deal structuring through Term Sheet negotiation, advising on loan market conditions as well as opining on market facing elements of the terms to ensure ability to successfully distribute loan facilities as required
• Leading / assisting primary syndication process including, creating information memorandums, answering investor questions, assisting Loan Sales with the trade settlement mechanics
• Developing relationships across the CRE loan market, building wide market knowledge of the lending landscape
• Support Capital Markets lead in executing and delivering whole loan underwrites, senior/mezz underwrites, back leverage, warehousing and securitisation solutions
• Leading negotiation, structuring and execution of loan documentation working with external advisors as well as internal partners
• Execution of internal approvals process for Underwrite, Best Efforts and Bridge transactions, including report writing and presentation to senior management
• Working on wider origination and syndication strategies to assist growth of CRE business
• Taking ownership of ongoing team reporting for external league tables as well as internal finance and balance sheet reporting and reconciliation

What you’ll need:

• Experience in Real Estate Origination or Syndication preferred with understanding of financing requirements across a wide variety or CRE asset classes. Wider real estate industry knowledge from advisory or professional services with transferable knowledge to CRE syndications could be considered
• Knowledge and experience of other debt financing and risk management products (e.g. whole loans, back leverage, bonds, USPPs, derivatives, CMBS) would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of credit and financial analysis and their application in transaction structuring
• Good understanding of the Loan Markets Association CRE Investment and Development Finance documentation
• Strong and established relationships with a broad range of borrowers, advisors, banks and investors

About working for us!

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. 

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!