Associate Debt Advisory at Nielen Schuman

Nielen Schuman, a prominent independent corporate finance advisory boutique in the Benelux, is seeking an Associate Debt Advisory to join its expanding team in Amsterdam. The company has been recognized as the Debt Advisor of the year for 12 consecutive years. This role offers the opportunity to integrate into a collaborative team and gain valuable experience in various aspects of debt advisory.

The Associate Debt Advisory will be involved in all phases of deal sourcing and transaction execution, from origination to closing. The Associate Debt Advisory works in effective and highly collaborative deal teams with limited hierarchy in which you will join as a full member and have close interaction with our senior dealmakers and clients’ executives from day 1.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting clients in arranging acquisition funding, refinancings, recapitalisations transactions and restructuring processes
• Conducting business and market analyses, including complex financial models and reports, capital structuring options, reviewing due diligence reports and lender feedback analysis
• Preparing for and participating in client presentations and pitches
• Day-to-day project participation and interacting with counterparts at clients, potential lenders and other professional advisors
• Coordinating and supporting the due diligence process and information requests
• Guiding and revising the work of analysts
• Mentoring analysts and working collaboratively with other mediors to further develop the pool of talented junior team members
• Building and maintaining an external network and relationships with prospective clients, lenders, market participants and professional advisors
• Driving and implementing initiatives aimed at building a leading Benelux corporate finance advisory franchise

Requirements:

• A Master’s degree
• 3-5 years of experience in financial advisory, corporate finance or investment banking, preferably in leveraged finance, structured finance, or debt advisory
• Native Dutch and strong command of written and verbal English
• Excellent analytical, project management and interpersonal skills
• An entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative mentality and drive to succeed
• Experience with financing structures, LMA documentation, accounting principles and Excel modelling

What Nielen Schuman Offers:

• A non-hierarchical environment based on openness and mutual respect
• A high level of responsibility within a framework of personal development and support
• An entrepreneurial environment with a shared ambition to further grow the firm
• The opportunity to work alongside the best professionals in a high international deal flow environment
• Ability to work on a wide variety of assignments across various disciplines of our advisory service, thereby developing yourself as an all-round corporate finance professional
• A highly competitive salary and bonus eligibility