What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP Special Situations Sourcing & Origination - Structured Credit/Litigation-Based Investing position at Fusion Staffing Partners?
Our elite global Hedge Fund client is seeking to recruit an lateral alternative investment VP to source, originate, evaluate, underwrite and execute a variety of special situations and structured credit investments with a primary focus on litigation-based finance, legal assets, tax and regulatory claims and other esoteric structured credit asset opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Source, originate, evaluate, underwrite and execute a variety of special situations and structured credit investments with a primary focus on litigation-based finance, legal assets, tax and regulatory claims and other esoteric structured credit asset opportunities
- Analyze legal claims evaluating liability theories and the likelihood of potential awards
- Structure and negotiate customized term sheets, covenants, warranties, representations, credit agreements, prepaid forward agreements, fee purchase agreements and a variety of other funding agreements
- Draft investment memoranda and write commentary and portfolio analysis for limited partners and the investment committee
- Evaluate, monitor, mitigate and report on investment risk
- Support Portfolio Managers with daily P&L, position reconciliations and booking/executing trades
- Collaborate with internal teams to support operational improvements, automation initiatives, best practices and process improvements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree; MBA or JD preferred
- 5 years sourcing and analyzing litigation finance, legal asset, special situations and alternative credit investment opportunities
- Buyside investing experience at hedge fund, private credit, special situations, opportunistic credit, esoteric/special assets or litigation financing investment firm required
- Advanced proficiency with quantitative finance and complex financial modeling
- Advanced Excel skills
- Fundamental knowledge of corporate finance and business operations
- Highly motivated team player with demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced transactional environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills