Debt & Structured Finance market update

Recruitment trends and skills in demand – half year market update 2011

In the leveraged finance space we are seeing demand for new hires at analyst and associate level versus replacement only hiring at VP and director level;
Buy side debt funds are showing increased hiring activity;
Corporate credit market is busy at associate to VP level, mainly turnover driven;
Project finance hiring is up for advisory led banks at analyst and associate level but still slow generally, due to long term lending being out of favour;
FI/NBFI continues to be active in both coverage and credit, and the market is candidate short as always;
DCM/fixed income - remains busy - e.g. in high yield many leveraged teams favour the bond route in addition to or instead or leveraged debt;
Structured trade and export finance - busy at all levels, particularly export finance, as, in liquidity scarce markets, ECA insured structures are very attractive from a capital adequacy perspective.

To discuss your debt and structured finance career, email andrewbreach@michaelpage.com or call him on: 020 7776 5920.

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