The Role

Our London-based European Debt Advisory team is expanding, and we are looking for a talented and ambitious individual at Senior Consultant level with an advisory, banking or chartered accountancy background to join our growing team in London. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the Boards, Management teams and shareholders of companies which are looking to optimise their capital structures or finance acquisitions, with a specific focus on the UK, France, the Benelux, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.

Our European Debt Advisory practice, which already employs more than 25 people focused on DACH, assists companies with raising or refinancing debt. Our key differentiator is our i) our holistic approach of the capital structure, ii) our independence, and iii) the depth of our lenders/investors network. Our flexible approach means you will be presented with a diverse selection of transactions, ensuring you develop a varied transaction skill set. Recent transaction types include acquisition financings, growth capital, capital structure optimisation, stressed refinancings, asset-based lending, covenant resets, etc. We also work closely with our leading pan-European restructuring franchise and are seamlessly linked into the wider Teneo network across multiple jurisdictions.

As a Manager (Senior Associate), you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with responsibility for taking a major part in the day-to-day deal execution including presentations drafting, financial modelling, “comparables” computation, and other analytical tasks supporting the more senior members of the team with origination, business development initiatives, and market monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

Take a central part in the production of slide decks and financial models as well as the process management of debt advisory mandates
Providing support to the rest of the team in managing the transaction process
Supporting Management teams in preparing and challenging business plans
Developing financing options under the scrutiny of more senior team members
Taking part in the preliminary steps of term sheets drafting
Actively support business development activities
Support execution of marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events
Support wider FA training initiatives

Key Skills & Experience

Entrepreneurial and team player
Robust financial modelling experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy, investment bank or as an analyst in a debt or special situations fund;
Good understanding of the characteristics of debt markets, banking, loan agreements and financial covenants
Good understanding of the financial marketplace, its trends and key players (principals and advisers)
Very strong analytical skills, including, cash flows and financing options.
Excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of supporting teams in difficult situations
Commitment and willingness to work under pressure, sometimes long hours, always putting the client first
Flexibility to transfer skills into complementary offerings such as Restructuring or Turnaround and Performance Improvement if market conditions change
Ambition to learn and develop further
Impeccable command of spoken and written English
Fluency in French, Dutch, Spanish or Italian is a significant differentiating factor for the role

The Financial Advisory Team at Teneo

Teneo’s global Financial Advisory business advises corporates, creditors and other financial stakeholders in situations of financial stress and distress. No two situations are the same. Our advice and approach is tailored to each situation and each client. At Teneo, we believe such occurrences present new opportunities for our clients. Opportunities to restore value, raise new capital, pivot in a new direction and ultimately, identify certainty amidst chaos.

Teneo partners with clients to find viable opportunities that will protect and enhance value and help them to build strategies that will most benefit their business and/or investment goals. Integrating the disciplines of financial advisory, management consulting, investor relations, strategic communications, government affairs, risk analysis and talent advisory, Teneo’s global Financial Advisory team guides companies and their stakeholders through periods of uncertainty and stress. We help address the challenges a business faces, whether that is targeted performance improvement to Financial Advisory, or delivering a route to recover value, our focus is delivering certainty from uncertainty.