High Yield Bond Placement Specialist (Job based with PE firm in Luxembourg)

We are delighted to assist our client, a Private Equity firm, in their search for a unique role in Luxembourg. They are seeking a high yield bond placement ops professional. This role will assist sales teams and prime placement banks in selling of high yield bonds.

This role sits at the point where portfolio companies access the debt capital markets to raise capital for growth, operational improvement, refinancing and other strategic purposes through the issuance of high-yield bonds. The successful candidate will support the firm’s activities relating in particular to: • placement of high-yield bond issuances, • reception and transmission of orders in connection with primary market transactions, • distribution support to institutional investors, and • internal coordination with external placing banks, bookrunners and other transaction advisers. The role is suited to an individual able to combine experience in financial market, credit market understanding and strong transaction management discipline. Direct experience of high yield bonds is preferred but also a wider experience in financial instruments and notably credit markets will be beneficial to the role.

Main Responsibilities

1-Primary Bond Placement and Distribution • Support the placement and distribution of newly issued high-yield bonds of portfolio companies to investors. • Contribute to the overall marketing and distribution strategy for each transaction, including investor targeting, messaging and support. • Help position the issuer’s business profile, credit story, capital structure and use of proceeds clearly and effectively to professional investors. • Support management in presenting the bond investment case to investors through roadshows, investor calls, one-to-one meetings and other market soundings.

2-Reception and Transmission of Orders • Support the firm’s activities relating to the reception and transmission of investor orders in connection with offerings. • Collect, organise and maintain accurate records of investor indications and allocation feedback during live transactions. • Transmit relevant investor orders and demand information in an orderly and timely manner to the appropriate internal stakeholders and external placing banks, in line with the agreed transaction process. • Assist in monitoring orderbook development, investor participation and account quality during the book building process.

3-Investor Coverage and Relationship Management • Build and maintain relationships with relevant investors (i.e. asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, pension funds and other professional credit investors). • Prepare and maintain investor target lists, account profiles and coverage records for prospective and live transactions. • Identify relevant investor appetite by sub-sector, geography, credit profile, rating level, maturity preference and ticket size. • Capture investor feedback, questions and concerns during pre-marketing and execution phases, and ensure such feedback is communicated promptly to internal stakeholders and external banks. • Support post-transaction investor follow-up and relationship development to strengthen the investor base for future issuances.

4-Internal Coordination with External Placing Banks • Work closely with external placing banks, bookrunners, syndicate teams and other advisers involved in the placement of high-yield bond transactions. • Act as an internal coordination point between the MiFID entity, senior management and external placing banks to support efficient execution of each deal. • Assist in the preparation and review of marketing materials, management presentations, transaction highlights, investor Q&A materials and related documentation.

Desired Experience

Academic qualifications: Finance, economics, business administration.

Work experience: approximately 3 to 4 years in one or more of the following areas:

• institutional fixed income sales,

• high-yield bond placement,

• debt capital markets,

• syndicate / book building support,

• buy-side credit coverage,

• credit rating,

• credit risk,

• portfolio monitoring / financing.

Expertise: Credit risk, leverage, ratings, yield, spread, capital structure and covenant packages. Relationship management: Ability to interact confidently with investors, counterparties and other external stakeholders.