Marathon Asset Management

Vice President or Senior Vice President / Underwriting

Marathon Asset Management  •  $175k - $225k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Marathon is a New York-based global investment advisor with over $24 billion of capital under management. The firm was founded in 1998 and is managed by Bruce Richards (Co-Founder & CEO) and Louis Hanover (Co-Founder & CIO) and employs more than 190 professionals. Its corporate headquarters are in New York City, and it has offices in London, Miami, Los Angeles, and Luxembourg. Marathon is a Registered Investment Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.marathonfund.com.

The hire will work on the Direct Lending team, which focuses on providing senior secured loans to middle market companies backed by private equity sponsors. The team is seeking an experienced credit underwriter to join the New York team with the following specific responsibilities and qualifications:

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the team to structure, underwrite and close transactions
  • Work closely with the team through the due diligence, underwriting, approval and closing process
  • Assist in the negotiation of term sheets, credit agreements and associated legal documents
  • Supervise and mentor junior professionals

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from top tier university
  • 12-15+ years of private credit or similar underwriting experience required
  • Experience and knowledge across relevant industries
  • Leveraged finance background required
  • Demonstrated strong work ethic, commitment to excellence, and unquestionable integrity
  • Highly motivated self-starter who is coachable; willing to embrace a collaborative firm and team culture
  • Ability to analyze and distill company and capital structure information to form a view on risk
  • Possess superb written, verbal, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills
  • Strong quantitative and financial modeling skills
  • Analytically strong and intellectually inquisitive

The average salary for this role is $175,000-$225,000 in base pay and is exclusive of any bonuses or benefits. The base pay offered will be determined based on your experience, location, skills, training, certifications and education, and in addition we will also consider market data.

No agencies, please

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Marathon Asset Management

About Marathon Asset Management

Marathon Asset Management is a leading global asset manager with $24B in AUM specializing in the Public and Private Credit markets with an unwavering focus on exceptional performance, partnership and integrity. Marathon's integrated global credit platform is driven by our specialized, experienced and disciplined investment teams across Private Credit (Direct Lending, Asset-Based Lending, Opportunistic Credit) and Public Credit (High Yield, Leveraged Loans & CLOs, Emerging Markets, and Structured Credit).

Marathon's investment programs are built on unique origination platform, rigorous fundamental research, and robust risk management to create attractive and resilient portfolios on behalf of our clients. Founded in 1998, Marathon is driven by our mission to deliver exceptional investment performance and cultivating lasting strategic partnership with our clients, including leading institutional investors: public and corporate pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, and RIAs. Marathon’s 190 professionals work from our offices in New York, London, Luxembourg, Miami and Los Angeles. Marathon is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Services Authority ("FSA") in the UK. Marathon is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

For additional information, please visit Marathon’s website at https://marathonfund.com.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1998
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