Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description
Ares Management is seeking a Principal to join its European Debt Capital Markets team in London. This team plays a critical role in sourcing, structuring, and executing debt financing solutions that support the firm’s European real estate credit strategies.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in commercial real estate debt and demonstrate expertise across:
- Secured loan and structured finance documentation
- Credit facility structuring, including loan-on-loan and repo arrangements
- Transactional banking and liquidity management
Working closely with internal stakeholders and external counterparties, this role will focus on originating innovative financing facilities for debt investment strategies. The Principal will provide proactive advice on pricing, structuring, and liability management to optimise execution and deliver best-in-class outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Origination & Structuring - Lead the end-to-end borrowing lifecycle, including RFP delivery, lender engagement, financial modelling, negotiation of facility and security documentation, and drawdown execution.
- Market Intelligence, Lender Coverage & Advisory - Monitor market trends and leverage platform scale to optimise pricing, structure, and execution. Develop and oversee broad-based network of key lender relationships. Provide strategic advice on liability management and capital structure optimization.
- Loan Performance & Risk Management - Oversee watch-listed and non-performing loans, conduct forward-looking performance assessments against underwriting standards, and advise on concession or waiver requests.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Management - Work closely with internal teams and external parties—including legal, asset management, portfolio management, and lenders—to ensure seamless coordination across Ares’ debt and equity strategies in Europe and the US.
- Strategic Projects & Process Improvement - Contribute to capital raising initiatives and support projects aimed at enhancing loan and hedge reporting, transactional banking, and operational efficiency.
Skills and Experience:
- Ten to twelve years of experience in commercial real estate financing in Europe
- Expertise in debt due diligence and transaction management
- Experience in underwriting and/or managing performing and non-performing loans but also granular property knowledge
- Familiarity with LMA structured finance, loan on loan facilities, and repo financing arrangements
- Excellent time management, organizational skills
- Strong analytical, written, verbal, and critical thinking skills
- Driven, proactive, attentive, collaborative, self-motivated, and team-oriented
- Proficiency in MS suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and market research services
- Knowledge of European languages (German, Dutch, Italian, French, or other) is an asset
- High ethical standards required
Reporting Relationships
Partner, Co-Head of Capital SolutionsThere is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.