Founded in 2011, Abacus Finance is a leading direct lending company, focused on providing cash flow senior financing to private equity/family office-sponsored, lower-middle market companies across diverse industries. Since Abacus’s inception, it has closed nearly $4 billion in financings across 115+ platform companies. The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $2 million and $15 million.

The analyst will assist with structuring and executing senior secured cash-flow based debt financing transactions for lower-middle market sponsor led LBOs, acquisitions financings and recapitalizations.

Key responsibilities include:

Develop initial screening materials, draft term sheet proposals, perform extensive underwriting due diligence, prepare and seek formal loan approval and assist in closing of transactions

Prepare comprehensive loan package including write-up of issuer and transaction financial analysis, industry and market trend analysis, financial modeling, and presentation of the potential lending opportunity to the investment committee

Manage assigned portfolio investments to monitor account performance monitor/report on assigned portfolio and ensure compliance with covenants and other loan documents

Create presentations for both internal and external use as well as other special strategy related projects that may arise

Assist in external fundraising efforts, third party investor reporting, and ad-hoc requests

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

Superior academic record and job performance

1-3 years professional experience in banking, private credit and/or private equity

Formal credit training and experience working in small deal teams (2-3 deal team members) preferred but not required

Excellent excel and modelling skills

Strong written and verbal presentation skills

Ability to work collaboratively and think independently

Immediate hire

Willingness to travel