Analyst​/Associate - Capital Solutions

Analyst / Associate - Capital Solutions - New York

Ducera Partners LLC | Posted Jan 14

Full-time

New York

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Firm profile Ducera Partners is a leading, independent investment banking and strategic advisory firm. We take a collaborative, partnership-based approach to deliver superior results to our clients across a variety of advisory verticals, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, restructuring and liability management, capital solutions, and risk solutions. Ducera leverages its extensive experience with an execution-focused approach to advise clients through pivotal moments where judgment, creativity, and precision are critical.

Founded in 2015, Ducera has advised on over $925 billion in transactions across a variety of industries and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Stamford.

• Play an integral role in the origination and execution of financing mandates, including primary capital raises, refinancings, recapitalizations, and merger and acquisition financings, while working closely with senior bankers, clients, and investors.
• Draft and coordinate marketing materials to drive origination and execution efforts, including client pitches, capital markets updates, confidential information memoranda, investor presentations, and other ad-hoc client-facing materials.
• Build, refine, and maintain detailed financial models and credit analyses used directly in client materials, lender diligence, and financing negotiations.
• Prepare and interpret company and transaction comparables to assess market pricing, leverage tolerance, covenant structures, and investor appetite.
• Perform fundamental credit analysis, including assessment of business risk, cash flow sustainability, leverage and coverage metrics, covenant headroom, and downside scenarios.
• Manage day-to-day transaction execution work streams, including data room setup and maintenance, diligence coordination, Q&A tracking, and interaction with lenders, investors, and other counter parties.
• Support investor outreach and capital formation efforts by maintaining investor databases, tracking feedback and indications of interest, and assisting with capital allocation analyses.
• Monitor financing market conditions, comparable transactions, and investor activity to inform financing strategies and client recommendations.
• Maintain internal transaction and pipeline tracking tools, ensuring accuracy and organization in a fast-paced, multi-mandate environment.
• Over time, take an active role in covering clients (financial sponsors, public companies, private corporates) and investors (alternative asset managers, direct lenders, credit hedge funds, etc.).
• Work closely with senior bankers and clients in a lean team setting, demonstrating ownership, judgment, and professionalism while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Strong technical and corporate finance foundation, including detailed financial statement analysis, cash flow modeling, and the development of fully integrated financial projection models to support financing transactions.
• Intermediate working knowledge of the leveraged finance ecosystem, including leveraged loans, high yield bonds, and private credit, with a solid understanding of various capital structures, financing alternatives, and interpretation of credit agreements / indentures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in preparing and analyzing company and transaction comparables across leveraged loan, high yield, and private credit markets to assess pricing, structure, and market receptivity.
• Fundamental credit underwriting capabilities, including evaluation of business and industry risk, cash flow sustainability, leverage and coverage metrics, covenant headroom, and downside sensitivities.
• Experience supporting and executing capital markets and financing transaction processes, including preparation of lender and investor marketing materials, management presentations, data room coordination, and investor Q&A workflows.
• Strong organizational and process-management skills, with the ability to utilize technology and data tools to build and maintain financing databases, investor and lender relationships,…