Director Middle Market Direct Lending

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (“MUFG”) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with around 2,300 offices in over 50 countries including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania, and East Asia. The group has over 150,000 employees, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.

As one of the top financial groups globally with a vison to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do.

We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: MTU) stock exchanges. The group’s operating companies include, but are not limited to, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (Japan's leading trust bank), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings (one of Japan's largest securities firms), and MUFG Americas Holdings.

The Mid-Market (‘MM’) Direct Lending team is responsible for the origination and execution of MM LBOs with financial sponsors, working alongside coverage colleagues and supported by the Leveraged Finance platform.

• Originate and execute Private Equity sponsor-driven Middle Market transactions consistent with our targeted sponsor framework, target size range and specific geographic focus.
• Act as deal captain to successfully structure and execute Term Loans and Unitranche facilities supporting Private Equity sponsors’ LBO transactions.

The Candidate will have Responsibility for:

• Driving profitable dealflow from the PE Mid Market community in EMEA.
• Developing and maintaining a strong network of PE relationships to originate business for the bank across MMDL and other relevant products with particular focus on the UK market
• Working with PE Sponsor Coverage to identify target clients for MMDL not currently serviced by the bank.
• Leading deal execution to ensure the highest quality of transaction delivery, risk management and client satisfaction.
• Negotiating terms and documentation for leveraged finance transactions in the Mid Market in collaboration, where relevant, with Leveraged Capital Markets.
• Supporting risk management of onboarded assets, in partnership with LF Portfolio Management team, and drive incremental revenue and cross selling opportunities for MUFG.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders, notably credit, sponsor coverage, leveraged capital markets, FI coverage, corporate coverage, compliance and audit to promote the strategic mission of Leveraged Finance and to ensure the continued good standing of the team within the bank.
• Supporting the broader LF team leadership to manage and develop more junior team members.

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