Job Description

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

M&G is a long-established player in Private & Structured Credit (‘P&SC’), serving a global client-base and with three decades of experience. The Private Corporate Credit team, sitting within the P&SC division, manages €10 billion across liquid and illiquid strategies, including Broadly-Syndicated Loans and Direct Lending, with sustainability fully embedded into the investment process.

We are seeking a direct lending professional or experienced leveraged financier to join our Direct Lending Origination team on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role is well suited to an individual with an established network and strong transaction experience who enjoys working in a collaborative team and contributing throughout to the origination and execution process. offers broad exposure to deal origination, largely in the European lower to mid-cap space. You will work in a high-conviction, analytical environment that values sound judgement, intellectual curiosity and collaboration.

The Role

The role sits within the Private Corporate Credit Origination team, combining market engagement with rigorous credit analysis and offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to transaction structuring and underwriting and due diligence workstreams. You will:

• Support senior members of the Origination team in the assessment, underwriting and execution of new investment opportunities;
• Lead the analytical workstream on prospective transactions, including financial analysis, business diligence and downside assessment;
• Conduct detailed credit analysis, assessing key risks, mitigants and transaction structures;
• Work alongside Senior Directors in sponsor coverage and relationship management, including management teams, advisers and other lenders throughout the due diligence and execution process;
• Prepare materials for presentation at internal credit and investment committees;
• Assist in negotiating financing structures, terms and documentation alongside senior team members;
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of M&G’s Private Corporate Credit platform.

About You

You will bring:

• Meaningful experience in direct lending, leveraged finance, private debt, credit investing or a related field;
• Strong credit underwriting and financial analysis skills;
• Experience in executing leveraged finance or direct lending transactions;
• Good understanding of debt structuring and transaction processes;
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and deliver under tight transaction timelines;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Collaborative, commercial mindset and intellectual curiosity;
• CFA or equivalent professional qualification (preferred);

Working Environment

Private Corporate Credit sits within Private & Structured Credit, part of M&G’s €100bn Private Markets platform. The team has a long track record in European leveraged finance and Direct Lending and manages a range of co-mingled funds, SMAs and CLOs.

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life , and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leaderunder the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: careers@mandg.com