Director, Origination

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Job description

Deerpath Capital Management provides senior debt financing and minority equity investments to middle market and lower middle market companies. Deerpath is focused on providing capital for acquisitions, refinancings, ownership transitions and growth opportunities with a hold size of $15 to $70 million. Deerpath has offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and Ft. Lauderdale and manages c. $2.6 billion in assets.

The Director, Origination role will include the following responsibilities:

• Assist in managing and developing sponsor relationships to originate deal flow
• Screen and identify attractive transaction opportunities to pursue
• Manage internal investment approval process, including oversight and presentation of analyses and materials to the firm's investment committee
• Develop transaction structure and negotiate deal terms with sponsor and borrower
• Spearhead due diligence process, including external diligence meetings and calls
• Lead legal documentation review and negotiation
• Monitor existing credits, including attending Board meetings as an observer

Deerpath is seeking the following qualifications for the role:

• 6-10+ years of experience at a buy-side credit / direct lending fund, leverage finance or debt capital markets at an investment bank. Relevant sponsor coverage is a positive.
• Considerable deal execution experience with proven ability to drive deal process
• Good communicator, with ability to interface with sponsors and management teams, and spearhead negotiations
• Strong academic record, including a bachelor's degree
• Excellent financial modeling skills
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness to travel
• Preference given to candidates in Boston and Chicago and open to other locations