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About the Role

The Associate will support the underwriting of new first lien senior secured loan investments and the ongoing monitoring of portfolio companies. This role offers broad exposure to the entire investment lifecycle, including transaction evaluation, due diligence, financial modeling, deal execution, portfolio management, and investment committee processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate investment opportunities supporting sponsor-backed leveraged buyout transactions.
• Conduct detailed industry, market, customer, and competitive analyses to assess investment opportunities.
• Build, review, and maintain complex financial models, including forecasting, leverage, liquidity, and downside analyses.
• Evaluate alternative capital structures and investment terms to determine appropriate risk-adjusted returns.
• Participate in all stages of transaction execution from initial screening through closing.
• Prepare investment memoranda, presentations, and supporting materials for investment committee review.
• Clearly communicate investment recommendations and credit views through written analyses and verbal presentations.
• Monitor a portfolio of existing investments, including financial performance, compliance, ratings activity, amendments, waivers, and market developments.
• Analyze amendment requests, refinancing opportunities, add-on investments, and secondary market opportunities.
• Monitor industry trends and market developments that could affect portfolio performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2 - 4 years of experience in investment banking, direct lending, private credit, structured credit, leveraged finance, or a related field.
• Experience developing and utilizing detailed financial models.
• LBO/ sponsor transaction exposure
• Experience analyzing leveraged transactions and corporate credit risk preferred.
• Experience with credit committee exposure and investment memo preparation preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to assess the credit quality and risk profile of potential investments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience.
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated desire to learn and develop professionally.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Strong academic record.

Location

• New York, New York

Work Type

• 4 days/week in office

Experience Level

• 2 - 4 years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $110,000 - $150,000

Benefits

• health insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid time off (including sick leave, parental leave, volunteer leave, and vacation)
• charitable donation match
• family support services (including Bright Horizons and Benefit Advocate Center)
• 401(k)

About the Company

• Audax Private Debt is a leading debt capital partner for North American middle market companies.
• Since its inception in 2000, the firm has invested $52 billion in support of over 295 private equity sponsors.
• Audax Private Debt provides tailored financing solutions for its clients through a comprehensive range of offerings that includes first lien, stretch senior, unitranche, second lien, and subordinated debt, as well as equity co-investments.
• Audax Private Debt is an experienced and trusted partner with senior leadership averaging 35 years in private credit and 23 years working together at the firm through multiple economic cycles.

Equal Opportunity

• Audax Management Co. is an equal opportunity employer.