Senior Reporter, Direct Lending & Leveraged Finance

Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more. 

Role

Octus, a rapidly growing tech-powered financial news and data company and leader in leveraged finance and distressed debt news and analysis, is seeking a highly motivated reporter to join our Deal Origination and Private Credit team.

This is a unique opportunity to join an established team of journalists to cover one of the fastest growing parts of the European LBO market - direct lending and leveraged finance. You will be expected to consistently generate leads on private equity buyouts and stay on top on the most topical deals in your beat. Reporting focuses on private equity auction processes, deal financing, refinancing, dividend recaps, as well as pitching thematic analysis and industry trend pieces.

Knowledge of and contacts in private credit, LevFin and private equity are preferred. European languages are considered an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Consistently deliver proprietary news on large and mid-cap deals in an area of coverage 
• Lead as well as support team members in sourcing deals and enhancing coverage
• Develop and maintain rapport with key industry sources across private equity, private credit, LevFin and advisory community 
• Identify and report on new trends and developments in leveraged finance/private credit
• Collaborate with financial and legal analysts, and other reporters across multiple sectors

Job Requirements:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in financial journalism with a track record of scoops;
• Passion for breaking news and cultivating relationships; 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain market sources among highly sophisticated financiers; 
• Ability to write clearly and concisely under deadline pressure; 
• Have an eye for detail and a developed analytical/critical thinking;
• Self motivated with ability to multitask and work in a fast paced newsroom environment;
• Derive trends from staying close to market sources and spotting patterns from covering deals;
• Basic understanding of private equity, debt capital markets, specifically private credit, leveraged loans and high yield bonds;
• The candidate must be collaborative and enjoy working in a multicultural team environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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