MIM - Associate - Private Capital - PABF

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Based in Whippany, New Jersey, Met Life Investment Management (MIM) is one of the largest institutional investors and asset managers in the world, with approximately $600 billion in combined managed assets. MIM has been ranked a Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for four consecutive years and has consistently generated superior returns for both policyholders and shareholders.

The enterprise has more than 850 dedicated professionals with experience and expertise in all asset classes, with a strength in public and private fixed income and private assets, including private equity and real estate. Visit us at  to learn more.

The PABF (Private Asset Based Finance) team sits within MIM’s Private Capital team, which manages $148.2 billion (as of 03/31/2025) in private corporates, asset-based finance, and infrastructure debt, and has a long history of private debt. The PABF team manages a portfolio of approximately $8.8 billion (as of 03/31/2025) of asset-based transactions on behalf of MIM’s affiliated and unaffiliated clients.

Met Life Investment Management (MIM) is hiring an Associate to join our U.S.

-based Private Asset Based Finance (PABF) team. The PABF team leads credit analysis and portfolio management of privately placed, non-broadly syndicated asset-based finance deals across a variety of sectors and deal types. The candidate will work as part of the investment team located in MIM’s Whippany, NJ office and provide support in the origination and execution of transactions as well as portfolio management functions.

Day-to-day responsibilities include working with senior analysts to review and assess financing opportunities as well as interacting with the portfolio management team to address portfolio needs and respond to client inquiries.

The PABF team within MIM’s Private Capital team manages $148.2B in private debt and infrastructure debt across multiple sectors and deals; the team has a long history of private debt. The PABF team manages a portfolio of approximately $8.8B of asset-based transactions on behalf of clients.

• Support ABF deal teams with underwriting and analysis, including drafting investment memos, executing trades and exploring new asset types and structures
• Contribute to Investment Committee presentations
• Oversee tasks associated with transaction closings
• Collaborate with Client Portfolio Management to align investment opportunities with client objectives

• Support the team's client and issuer origination initiatives, including preparation of presentation materials and conducting market analyses of opportunities
• Participate in road shows, presentations, issuer and sponsor meetings, as well as due diligence sessions
• Review offering memoranda, sell-side research, rating agency reports and methodologies, along with other pertinent documentation
• Evaluate and synthesize legal structures with guidance from internal and external counsel
• Engage with bankers, sponsors, and advisors regarding transactions and prospective opportunities

• Perform deal-level surveillance and portfolio management monitoring & reporting to senior leaders
• Deliver credit event updates to senior management and clients
• Manage and process amendments, waivers, and changes
• Address client investment requests with the Client Portfolio Management team

Required:

• 2-3+ years of relevant structured finance experience or strong credit background
• Superior writing, analytical, quantitative modeling, and basic coding skills are a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic understanding of legal documentation
• Client-focused orientation and flexibility in a dynamic environment
• Strong Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills including spreadsheets, complex formulas, pivot tables and graphs/charts
• Motivated team player and willingness to train and develop junior talent in a high-paced work environment

Preferred:

• BA/BS…