Senior Associate/Junior Vice President Acquisition Finance BeLux

Your role & work environment

As an Associate or Vice-President at Acquisition Finance Belux, you will play an active role in the origination and portfolio management for acquisition finance transactions on Mid-Corporate and Corporate companies in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Acquisition Finance (AF) BeLux is responsible for both the origination and the portfolio management of acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions in Belgium and Luxembourg. AF Belux clients mainly consist of private equity firms and corporate acquirers investing in Belgian and Luxembourg Corporate and Mid-Corporate companies.

Your key responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Origination

• Be important contributor or (as VP) act as deal captain for new buy-out requests; hereby be responsible for leading the analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation
• For each transaction: analysis of the market, the target’s position in the market, the competitive environment, the historical financials and the business plan;
• Analyse due diligence reports, make Cash flow modeling and debt structuring;
• Contribute to or (as VP) be responsible for the drafting of the various credit papers and presentation of transactions in credit committees;
• Contribute or (as VP) be responsible for Term sheet/credit documentation negotiation with borrowers and lawyers, and for the closing of transactions;
• Assisting RSMs with advice on the financing of buy-out transactions with deal size lower than EUR 20Mio (AF Regional Midsize)

Responsibility 2: Portfolio and in-life management

• You will be assigned an own portfolio of existing AF Belux clients and will be on top of relevant information on the client, its peers and/or its sector, and share this with the relevant stakeholders
• You will contribute or act as as deal captain for in-live requests (new requests, new financing needs, waivers and amendments) and also for proactive identification of opportunities; hereby be responsible for analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation
• You will collaborate with Restructuring Department in case of credit restructuring
• You will be responsible for the data quality and reporting of your portfolio (filing, covenant reporting, internal and regulatory reporting)
• You will develop a long term relationship as a trusted advisor with sponsors and with company management;

Responsibility 3: coaching and knowledge management

• You will keep up-to-date knowledge on the specific domain, on the business environment and on products, actively share this with the team and actively promote sharing of knowledge;
• You will contribute to the coaching of more junior colleagues.

We look for

A colleague with a talent for taking it on and making it happen, enthusiasm for helping others to be successful and a knack for always being a step ahead. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.

As an AF Belux Associate/ Vice-President you will also need:

• A master degree in economics, management, law or comparable, and min. 3 (Associate) to min. 6 (junior VP) years of relevant experience, including a proven track record in complex lending transactions and in general dealing with clients
• Strong knowledge of complex financial analysis and good knowledge on techniques related to the domain of expertise
• Strong credit skills and judgment
• Good negotiation and client-facing experience
• Well-organised approach and ability to work on several deals/tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work autonomously, while being part of a team and demonstrating a clear "one Bank" cross-buy attitude
• Very good oral and written skills in Dutch, French and English.

We offer you  

A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:

• Personal growth & challenging work with endless opportunities to realise your ambitions
• An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours
• A progressive and agile way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention

Furthermore, within the WB Lending BE/ AF Belux department, you can count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth with:

• A steep learning curve, both on technical and on negotiation skill level
• Challenging projects within AF Belux or WB Lending BE
• Ability to collaborate with specialised colleagues outside of Belgium, i.e. peers in Acquisition Finance Netherlands, in Acquisition Finance Paris and in Leveraged Syndications London

We redefine banking. What about you?

There has never been a more interesting time to work at ING. We’re on a journey that’s centred around our customers, powered by technology and driven by smart, determined people. Our customers feel our people are empowering them to stay a step ahead in life and in business. We’re proud of that!