Debtwire an Acuris company, is the leading news service and information provider in the leveraged finance markets, providing market-moving intelligence and data on new issues in the primary markets, performance of the issuers in the secondary market and on full-blown financial restructurings. 

Job Description:

Debtwire is looking for a reporter to join its restructuring desk and cover the distressed credit and restructuring situations. You will be delving into underperforming private equity-backed companies, writing analytical updates on their performance as well as closely covering creditor negotiations, restructuring proposals and their implementation.

Focusing on mostly off-diary events, you will need to use your initiative to build relationships within the hedge fund, trader and advisory communities to uncover leads and verify the information. 

The private nature of the industry means unveiling information from well-placed sources is the first challenge, but you should also have an analytical mind as this is a highly technical market and you will become a market commentator as well as analyse companies’ capital structures and earnings.  

You will work on a small, collaborative desk and receive support and on the job training. 

Responsibilities:

• Produce analytical and commentary pieces on underperforming credits based on a solid understanding of balance sheets and sector trends 
• Produce exclusive off-diary articles and breaking news on distressed credits, such as creditor negotiations, restructuring proposals and their implementation
• Write exclusive articles based on information sourced from hedge funds, distressed traders and the advisory community
• Attend key conferences and relevant industry events
• Work independently and in collaboration with a wide team of reporters across regions
• Produce copy under tight deadlines.

Skills & Requirements:

• Experience either in a news reporter role, ideally with a financial focus, or in the financial markets/ legal sector with a proven desire to write in a market reporting role
• A self-starter attitude with a cooperative approach
• An investigative mind and good writing skills
• Networking and contact building skills
• Excellent time management and communication skills

Nice to have:

• French language would be a plus
• Contacts in the European leveraged finance market

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