Associate Director - Capital & Debt Advisory

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Associate Director - Capital & Debt Advisory – London

EY Capital & Debt Advisory is seeking an Associate Director to join its market leading corporate debt advisory team to support with deal execution and deal origination. The team is award winning, having recently been named Global Capital Debt Advisor of the year for 2026 and has a strong reputation, regularly closing high profile transactions. It advises sovereign, corporate, private equity, not for profit and entrepreneurial clients on debt‑related matters, including refinancings, acquisition‑related financings, leveraged transactions, finance raisings and amendments, and currently has a healthy book of live deals and near‑term opportunities.

In joining our team, you will be expected to play a key role in supporting our growth plans, with strong career progression opportunities, as Capital & Debt Advisory is an integral part of EY’s Strategy and Transactions business. The role provides an exceptional candidate the opportunity to work with a high performing team as part of the national and international Capital & Debt Advisory business.

We advise clients on accessing all types of financing, from bank debt, LBO financing, structured finance solutions and asset‑based lending to institutional debt capital markets (bond and private placement), debt funds and alternative lenders.

This role is specifically to work on the corporate side of our business, primarily working with non‑private equity backed businesses on all aspects of their debt financing requirements.

We would like to meet candidates for an Associate Director role as we look to strengthen our corporate Debt Advisory team and to grow the execution and origination capabilities in line with the increased levels of activity we are seeing in the market.

Debt Advisory Associate Directors play a key role in the team and advise on a wide variety of transactions, interacting with clients and other professionals such as lenders and lawyers, overseeing / managing the transactions on a day‑to‑day basis.

• Managing and working as part of a team on projects from start to finish covering all transaction stages from initial proposal right through to completion
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and all stakeholders during a transaction process on day‑to‑day matters
• Overseeing the work of project teams and coordinating various work streams, liaising with and managing various stakeholders on transactions including key client contacts, lenders and other advisors
• Leading and managing the delivery of high‑quality transaction documentation, including the preparation of information packs, management presentations, term sheets, structuring and financial analysis and other project deliverables
• LBO modelling, including analysing business forecasts, undertaking and evaluating scenario analysis, building financing overlays and covenant calculations
• Supporting business development initiatives, including the production of high‑quality collateral, developing pitch documents and attending meetings with clients and prospects
• Coaching and contributing to the development of more junior team members
• Further developing your own business network

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast‑paced, successful debt advisory team. We are keen to help you develop your career and long‑term ambition is something that we love to see in our team. Providing you with the platform to succeed is therefore key to us.

What we look for:

• Significant experience of working in debt advisory, including playing a lead role in day‑to‑day management of projects, including preparation of information packs, management presentations, financial analyses, term sheets and client communications
• Strong experience with financial modelling related to debt transactions
• Strong stakeholder management…