Principal - Nordics Origination

Location: Greater London

Position Overview The role will be responsible for leading Apollo’s direct origination efforts across the Nordic region. The focus will be on medium and large cap deals but also for building out other direct origination asset classes as appropriate.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serve as the investment professional for European direct origination in region

Manage direct origination and act as the subject matter expert

Grow & develop direct origination business

Build on existing Financial Sponsor relations in the region in coordination with the rest of the team and Apollo businesses

Support cross-platform projects and the development of investment products in the region

Qualifications & Experience8-10 years of experience with experience as an investment professional responsible for directly originated lending

Strong knowledge of the Nordics market & originating direct lending in the region

Strong network with Financial Sponsor Demonstrates excellent investment judgment, mental agility and decision making

Contributes significantly to the team mandate as well as to the broader Credit mandate by identifying investment opportunities across the credit platform

Consistently produces a thoughtful, accurate and reliable work product which reflects good product knowledge and technical expertise

Demonstrates a strong business focus on expanding Apollo's investment success and market presence in the region

Play an active role in sourcing and managing relationships to generate opportunities in the region

Direct lending or PE background