Principal, Capital Solutions - Debt Capital Markets

Job Description

Ares Management is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Principal to join the Global Capital Solutions team, focusing on sourcing and structuring financing across an array of products. The role requires a dynamic, adaptive, experienced hands-on professional to ensure best practices in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads discussions and negotiations with banks and insurance market to source:
• Portfolio leverage
• Fund level leverage (in the various forms of NAV, warehousing facilities)
• Single asset back-leverage
• Private equity assets
• Preferred or structured equity deals
• Credit deals
• Leads discussions and negotiations with banks, insurance companies and LP base to syndicate deals/financing
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential lenders
• Evaluate and structure various financing transactions and debt capital needs for the European market, especially European Direct Lending
• Partner with fund portfolio managers, internal credit, legal and other internal groups to drive transactions from term sheet to closing
• Monitor market trends and identify emerging financing solutions
• Represent the firm at industry events and conferences

Profile & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in structured finance, direct lending, or specialty finance, with a strong focus on asset-backed facilities
• Finance and financial services background
• Deep network of relationships across European banking and lending partners
• Demonstrated track record of sourcing and executing ABL or structured credit deals
• Strong analytical and structuring skills, with fluency in fund return modeling specific to leverage transactions
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong planning, organization, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deals and stakeholders under tight deadlines
• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player

Reporting Relationships

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.