Associate, Direct Lending

Position Information Hiring Manager:

Senior Vice President Department:

DL - Direct Lending Firm Overview Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager. We specialize in delivering reliable, creative and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors. Our sponsor finance expertise also forms the foundation of our Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities investment programs. We nurture long-term, win-win partnerships that inspire repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.

As of April 1, 2026, Golub Capital had over 1,100 employees and over $90 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. The Firm has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

We believe our long-term success comes from our dedication to fostering a culture that draws on a diversity of life experiences, knowledge, skills and perspectives across our team. We empower our team with distinctive resources for professional and personal growth, and we cultivate a community in which our people can belong and thrive. Learn more about our culture, benefits and people on our website,  Overview The European Direct Lending Team provides senior, one-stop and second lien loans to European middle market companies.

The team structures financing solutions with hold positions up to €300 million. They also underwrite senior credit facilities and a proprietary suite of GOLD (unitranche) facilities up to €600 million. The Middle Market Lending Team has teams in five verticals: healthcare, consumer, restaurant and retail, software & technology services, diversified industries and financial services. The team has an outstanding track record of closing deals on time and at the agreed upon terms, utilising deep industry knowledge to identify, advise on and implement value creation strategies.

Key responsibilities include underwriting of loans and monitoring the portfolio. The group works closely with all areas of the Firm to ensure seamless execution of all solutions.

Position Responsibilities The individual will work with Junior and Senior Underwriters to review new investment opportunities and monitor existing investments.

New Deals (>70% of time on an annual basis):

Assisting the Underwriting Team in assessing new investment opportunities for the Firm Preparing investment and downside case financial models

Assisting in the preparation of investment memoranda for presentation to the Investment Committee including:

Preparing company, industry and financial charts and analysis

Performing independent research on company and industry (internet, analyst reports, public comps)
Assisting in the coordination of deal closings

Portfolio Management (