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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.
Your job:
We’re looking for an Associate – Private Credit to join our Bank Loans team in London!
This is an exciting opportunity to work across senior secured loans and high‑yield bonds while developing deep sector expertise, driving fundamental credit analysis, and contributing directly to portfolio construction. If you enjoy analytical work, want to deepen your understanding of leveraged finance, and thrive in a collaborative investment environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Among your responsibilities will be:
Investment Analysis & Credit Underwriting
Review and prepare credit theses for new senior secured loan and high‑yield bond investments (fixed and floating).
Produce detailed credit proposals, including company and industry analysis, capital structure assessment, cash‑flow projections, collateral adequacy, management quality, lender and sponsor strength, and restructuring considerations.
Present well‑argued investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.
Develop clear views on entry and exit yields for both existing and potential investments.
Sector Coverage & Monitoring
Build in‑depth knowledge across 2–3 industries and maintain full coverage of all senior loan and high‑yield opportunities within those sectors.
Work toward taking responsibility for 25–30 loan and bond positions.
Conduct ongoing monitoring, including financial analysis, cash‑flow modelling, rating reviews, collateral assessments, and performance tracking.
Identify relative value opportunities and make informed buy/sell/hold recommendations.
Actively generate new investment ideas within your coverage universe.
Market Interaction & Due Diligence
Participate in management meetings, site visits, plant tours, and inspections.
Engage with syndicate desks, sell‑side analysts, and private equity sponsors to evaluate both primary and secondary investment opportunities.
Review loan and bond documentation for new transactions and amendments, in collaboration with senior analysts and team leaders.
Build and maintain a strong network of peers to understand market sentiment on amendments and new deals.
Distressed & Special Situations
Assist in the workout and restructuring of distressed positions.
Support senior team members in evaluating complex secondary and stressed opportunities.
Risk Management & Administration
Maintain accurate electronic credit files, compliance reports, collateral records, and exposure reporting.
Ensure all activities align with Invesco’s Conduct Principles.
What you can bring:
Experience as a credit, leveraged finance, or corporate finance analyst (buy-side, sell-side, rating agency, PE, consulting, or similar).
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
Bachelor’s degree required; CFA qualification beneficial.
Additional European language(s) preferred.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to “join the dots” and see the bigger picture.
Excellent financial modelling, quantitative, and qualitative assessment capabilities.
Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders.
Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong integrity and teamwork skills.
Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in the role's advertised office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e-mail to emea-talentacquisition@invesco.com. Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments)
We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.
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We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about. We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.
Recruitment Agencies:
Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact hiring managers directly.
Regulatory:
This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.