Leveraged Finance Associate

This elite US law firm is looking for a high-calibre mid-level Associate to join its market-leading global finance platform in London. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, fast-growing team that advises a sophisticated roster of financial sponsors, banks and corporate borrowers on the European market’s most complex and innovative cross-border financing transactions. The practice offers comprehensive expertise across the full spectrum of leveraged finance and all tiers of the capital structure including syndicated senior and second lien facilities, private credit, ABL facilities, Holdco PIK and fund financings. With a particular focus on sponsor-side mandates, the group manages high-octane transactions across the entire investment lifecycle, frequently collaborating with the firm’s global offices on multijurisdictional deals where strong transaction management is essential. The team also maintains significant expertise in infrastructure finance, restructuring and asset-backed financings, working in tight alignment with the firm’s High Yield practice to deliver seamless advisory on bridge-to-bond structures and parallel loan/HYB components. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain early client exposure and work on market-leading, high-profile deals within a collaborative, high-performance environment.