Debt Advisory Director

Debt Advisory Director/Senior Director £115,000 to £160,000 plus bonus At some firms, reaching Partner in Debt Advisory depends less on what you can originate and more on whether somebody above you is prepared to move. This one is different. An established national advisory business is adding senior Debt Advisory capability in London. It already has the brand, lender relationships, PE access and wider deal flow. What it needs is another senior adviser who can turn those foundations, alongside their own network, into more mandates. You won't be joining as another pair of execution hands. You'll originate and lead lower mid-market financing assignments across PE-backed and privately owned businesses, including acquisition finance, refinancing, leveraged lending and other structured debt situations. The opportunity flow is broader than your own contact book. Corporate Finance, restructuring and the wider business all create routes into clients and transactions. Your job is to make more of them, while continuing to build your own relationships across sponsors, lenders, advisers and corporates. This could suit someone who is already performing at Director or Senior Director level but cannot see a credible next step. It could also suit a senior leveraged finance banker who wants to move into advisory and has the relationships and commercial instinct to build a fee-generating pipeline. If you are already operating close to Partner level, it is still worth a conversation. The important questions are what you can originate, the market you bring and what you want to build next. You will need a strong grounding in leveraged finance or Debt Advisory, credibility in the lower mid-market and evidence that you can win work as well as deliver it. This is not an ABL-led role, although knowledge of asset-backed and alternative lending will broaden the solutions you can bring to clients. There is a credible route to Partner based on contribution. No vague promise and no waiting for a seat to become available. You'll join something with substance behind it, but with enough room to build a meaningful position of your own. Get in touch for a confidential discussion.