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DEBT FINANCE Associate

Req Number: QVE1D5
Location: Westport, CT/Hybrid
Posted: 4/18/2025
Category: Technology : Professional Services
Job Type: Permanent

Korn Ferry has partnered with an elite CT law firm in a search for a DEBT FINANCE Associate with 4-7 years of experience with senior secured and mezzanine financings.

This role will be in a hybrid work environment in its CT (Fairfield County) office and is commutable by Metro-North. The firm’s office is across the street from the train station.

Many Big Law refugees have joined this firm since it values a work-life balance culture, with lower billable requirements, while still representing sophisticated clients and transactions.

This Debt Finance practice represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, other borrowers, and lenders in medium- to large-cap financing transactions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Represent borrowers and lenders that include private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, investment funds, and lenders, in a variety of transaction structures to facilitate acquisitions and to provide clients with working capital and other liquidity needs
  • Advise on acquisition and leveraged financings, syndicated credit transactions (investment and non-investment grade), asset-based loan financings, cash-flow financings, second lien financings, unitranche financings, mezzanine and other subordinated debt financings, restructurings, workouts, and debtor-in-possession financings, dividend recapitalizations, bridge financings, fund lines of credit and other fund financings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
  • 4-7 years of senior secured and mezzanine financings
  • Admitted to NY state bar or any state bar
  • Relocation candidates will be considered
  • Graduated from a top law school

COMPENSATION
  • $250K-$340K base salary, depending on JD year status, plus a bonus

Location: Westport, CT 006880/Hybrid
Posting: 510729233

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Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.

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