Job Description:

Employer: DWS Group Title: Credit Opportunities/Special Situations Senior Principal

Location: Frankfurt/London

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.

Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.

We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow.

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career.

This is your chance to invest in your future.

Team / Division overview The DWS Alternatives business is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 130bn in assets under management in strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets (Real Estate/Infrastructure and Commodity Securities) and Sustainable Investments. The global team invests on behalf of a global client base that includes governments, corporations, institutional investors, as well as a growing UNHW investor group.

Private Credit is a key growth pillar of the EUR 115bn DWS Alternatives franchise. The Private Credit platform aims to build diversified portfolios across asset-based finance, direct lending, and structured credit to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns with a focus on capital preservation to a broad spectrum of investors including governments, corporations, insurance companies and private clients.

As part of the Private Market Solutions Strategy, you will be at the heart of a strategic initiative in

Germany/Europe, leveraging your expertise in multi-asset management to provide tailored investment solutions to our investors.

Your responsibilities

As the Senior Principal for Credit Opportunities you will be responsible for:

• Select investment opportunities (i.e. potential voting member of investment committee) for private markets solutions mandates and prepare/co-ordinate investment committees and related materials in that context.
• Confer with clients on deal opportunities (and any adjustments to the investment scope / strategy) and coordinate the investment process as laid out in the framework agreement (i.e. veto rights / deal memos etc.)
• Co-ordinate the origination efforts of investment opportunities for Private Market Solutions mandates across both Deutsche Bank (Investment Bank and Corporate Bank) and DWS.
• Originate investment opportunities that suit the investment strategies of private markets solutions mandates but are otherwise outside the scope of investment strategies and mandates advised by DWS (e.g. opportunistic credit and/or capital solutions opportunities).
• For such type of transactions, as well as transactions sourced / originated from Deutsche Bank:
  • Oversee the performance of detailed comprehensive due diligence to assess the (credit) quality of potential transactions, including financial, commercial, technical, legal and/or tax analysis of investee companies and contemplated transaction structures.
  • Oversee development and utilisation of complex financial models to project expected investment performance and assess potential risks and scenarios.
  • Oversee / lead the preparation of investment committee memoranda and other documentation for Investment Committees, that provide accurate and concise underrating analysis and investment recommendations as well as presenting transactions in ICs.
  • Oversee the negotiation of documentation and deal-execution.
  • Oversee investment monitoring and sector trends to support ongoing portfolio management.
• Ensure regulatory compliance by staying updated on relevant regulations and ensure compliance with internal guidelines, investment guidelines, investor requirements, fiduciary obligations and other external guidelines throughout the underwriting process.
• Liaise with the relevant service providers to ensure all regulatory, governance and legal requirements are met.
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