Investment Manager - Real Estate Debt
- London
- Full-time
- Investments
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The world of investment is changing. Our vision at Legal & General Investment Management is to create a better, more sustainable future through responsible investing. We work in partnership with our clients around the globe to deliver positive long-term outcomes, while rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. To meet our clients’ complex and evolving investment needs, our investment strategies cover a broad array of asset classes and styles, including equities, bonds, property and alternatives, as well as multi-asset funds. We’re focused on continuously innovating our investment products, maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes, and striving to build a more responsible and sustainable future.
LGIM Private Credit has grown its activities in Real Estate Debt (‘RED’) in recent years and has developed a position as a leading institutional investor in this area. Our RED strategy is focused to senior debt investment lending to a wide range of borrowers and sector types (offices, logistics, industrial, BTR, PRS, student accommodation, retail, healthcare and hotels) across the UK and Western Europe. Transaction sizes vary from £25m - £400m+ and loan terms of 3 – 15 years. Funding is on behalf of LGIM internal and external clients and through external funds.
The Investment Manager’s role is integral to supporting the continued business expansion within a team that is currently small relative to its AUM targets and the complexity of opportunities.
- Reporting to the Head of Real Estate Debt, UK & Europe, the role involves fully supporting the origination and execution of investment opportunities for Real Estate Debt that are suitable for LGIM clients and external fund clients.
- This role involves sourcing new business and building relationships internally and with market counterparties to access a broad pool of new real estate loan opportunities and filtering these to provide prospective lending opportunities that can be recommended to clients.
- Taking the transactional lead on all new loan opportunities, including their review, preparing and/or oversight of Term Sheets, suitable loan structuring and liaising with the client.
- Due diligence, credit and investment assessment and preparation of investment paper submissions to Private Credit Investment Committee and any other governance committee required, presenting to such committees where appropriate.
- Work as part of the team in negotiating and executing transactions in line with client requirements to obtain best value.
- Where investments are approved, provide the necessary transaction booking support and assist Asset Management in pro-actively managing existing investments through engagement with borrowers and review of financial and other relevant information.
- Support specific team focus areas, including the externalisation of client funds, notably through the SIAF Private Credit fund, new RED funds, other segregated mandates and Team ESG strategies.
- Sharing knowledge and support to more junior team members to advance their development and skill sets.
- A collaborative and partnering approach to working with investment management clients and market counterparties.
- Flexible & outcome oriented – within a growing business, have the appetite and capability to work on a variety of initiatives and real estate debt opportunities.
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with experience of writing and presenting information.
- Organised, proactive and timely in approach with a strong work rate.
- Diligence and accuracy in terms of data analysis and written reporting.
- Knowledge and experience of real estate senior debt lending, structuring and execution.
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