Team Overview:

This position is with LaSalle Investment Management’s Debt and Value-Add Strategies team (the “Team”), a specialist business which invests fund capital into real estate debt and value-add equity investments across Europe. The team was set up in 2010 and has become one the largest providers of alternative finance on commercial real estate in Europe. Debt Investments.

LaSalle’s Investment Management’s Debt Investment team (the “Debt Team”) are a specialist business which invests fund capital into structured real estate debt investments across Europe. The Debt Team’s investment products include mezzanine, levered whole loans, development, and senior debt investments. The Debt Team was set up in 2010 and has become one the largest providers of alternative finance on commercial real estate in Europe, having invested €6bn in c.100 transactions as of Q3 2023.  The Debt Team successfully raised €6.2bn of capital since 2010 across its senior secured, high-yield, and development investment vehicles. The Debt Team is actively exploring new opportunities and investment strategies that complement the platform’s existing investment vehicles.

LaSalle’s Investment Management’s Value-Add Investments team (the “VA Team”) is a specialist business which invests client capital into pure and structured real estate equity investments across Europe, covering a broad spectrum of asset classes both directly, and via strategic relationships with operating partners (across residential, retail, hospitality, office, and a variety of other niche sectors). Recent hires to build up the VA Team include the new Head of Debt and Value-Add, who was previously at Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, and the new Head of Value-Add who was previously at Meyer Bergman and founded Jackyl. The VA Team currently has invested almost c.£0.5b of equity in value-add strategies across Europe and the UK across the LaVA II and SSIIV funds and is looking to raise a flagship value-add fund in 2024, targeting €1bn of equity.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

This role will specifically work within the Portfolio and Loan Asset Management Team, which consists of six individuals that look across all the Team’s investments.

Analysing & forecasting the Team’s performance on funds/investment mandates and completed deals;
Running deal/portfolio level analysis; building  performance  scenarios,  assessing  risk  allocation  and  portfolio diversification;
Monitoring asset’s performance which includes but not limited to monitoring business plan progress, loan consents, and underlying asset performance;
Communicating with the fund manager, investors, borrowers and various other stakeholders internally and externally which includes preparing all investor communication (incl. Quarterly reports) and organising investor conferences and calls;
Preparing asset models and Investment Committee memos for loan restructures and workouts; and
Working with fund manager and client capital to develop future fund strategies and fundraising efforts.
Required Qualifications & Experience:

2 – 3 years of experience, this person will be at a level of second year Analyst equivalent in banking terms.
Must have knowledge & experience in analysing and modelling complex deals and financial structures.
Must be proficient in financial modelling in Excel.
Familiarity with more complex capital structures, including the ability to analyse financial statements would be beneficial.
Strong attention to detail and analytical rigor is key to the role.
Good understanding and an interest in real estate investments and knowledge of debt investments would be advantageous.
A team player with excellent communication skills, strong work ethic and positive attitude.
European languages an advantage although not a must.
Energetic and self-motivated, with an ability to work independently and show initiative.
LaSalle is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community

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