Senior Associate – U.S. Sponsor Origination – Structuring and Execution

Location: New York

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** Position Overview
** Apollo Capital Solutions (ACS) is the execution engine behind Apollo’s capital markets and syndication activity, partnering with investment teams and clients across the Apollo platform. The centralized team is designed to support seamless and effective execution on behalf of our clients and counter parties – including corporate issuers, sponsors, investors or large financial institutions, banks and insurers. You can learn more about Apollo’s ACS strategy .
** The Role
** The team is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Sponsor Origination, Structuring & Execution team in the U.S. This role has been created to support increased sponsor activity, opportunistic transactions, and new product platforms. The Senior Associate will play a critical role in executing day-to-day tasks and ensuring a seamless deal process.
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Assist in structuring loan terms, including helping to negotiate credit agreements, preparing grid responses, and working with both external and internal counsel to ensure proper communication
* Assist in providing views on deals, including capital structure, financing views, and exploring the art of the possible
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams – including underwriting, investment committee, syndications, and credit to help find potential solutions for sponsor clients
* Stay up to date on key terms and assist in analyzing market trends and competitive positioning
* Help prepare summaries on deal terms and synthesize any issues for the team to present to the committee
* Ensure proper communication amongst operations, legal, and loan closers to ensure proper execution
* Build strong relationships with our sponsor clients and support origination efforts
** Qualifications & Experience
*** 2-4 years of experience in leveraged finance, loan capital markets, and/or direct lending
* Deep knowledge of market terms as they relate to BSL and/or direct lending loans/structures
* Experience with credit agreement negotiations and experience with grids and the like
* Ability to assist in structuring and negotiations of grids, commitment letters, and broader credit documentation
* High degree of intellectual curiosity and strong attention to detail
* Experience with M&A sponsor processes
* Familiarity with sponsor clients, specifically in debt capital markets, is preferable
** About Apollo
** Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth.

Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.
** Our Purpose & Core Values
** Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:
* The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.
* The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them…