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VP – Loan Agency Transaction Management

Term: 
  • Permanent
Location: 
  • London
  • United Kingdom
Environment: 
  • Onsite
Salary: £90,000 - £100,000

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced VP to join a leading financial institution’s Loan Agency Transaction Management team. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex loan transactions within a dynamic EMEA banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and negotiate draft transaction documents for new loans including loan facility agreements, Common Terms Agreements, Intercreditor Agreements, security trust & intercreditor deeds and other relevant agreements
  • Review and negotiate provisions in capacities such as Global Agent/Intercreditor Agent/Facility Agent, ensuring obligations are deliverable and align with internal processes and procedures
  • Manage deal onboarding, overseeing coordination, liaison and set-up of new deals and confirming Conditions Precedent
  • Manage amendment, consent and waiver requests for existing loan documents with Lenders and Borrowers, updating Debt Domain consent tabs with lender decisions
  • Monitor and diarise margin changes triggered by performance-related events or trigger dates in loan agreements, including compliance certificate/ratings changes
  • Set up and manage financial reporting covenant diaries via Debt Domain, distributing covenant information to lenders in a timely manner
  • Relationship management of borrowers and lending groups
  • Act as Security Agent, reviewing Account Bank agreements and liaising with relevant parties
  • Assist in training, work monitoring, delegation and managing less experienced colleagues, including covering for absences
  • Complete internal ad-hoc tasks as requested by the team head

Documentation and Administration Oversight

  • Oversee projects and ad hoc tasks that advance systems, processes, procedures and scope of the Loan Agency Administration team
  • Liaise with the Loan Agency Administration
  • Communicate with customers, relationship managers, agent banks and participant banks to ensure agency facilities are correctly handled in accordance with agreements

Essential Requirements

  • Loans Agency experience with a focus on Facility & Security Agency documentation
  • Prior experience using Debtdomain
  • Strong business awareness
  • Excellent team working abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to adapt and prioritise appropriately in a fast-moving and evolving environment
  • Previous knowledge of Libor transition related amendments