Debt Capital Markets - Associate

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Associates in Blackstone Capital Markets ("BXCM") will have the opportunity to gain exposure to Blackstone's broader Private Equity platform, including Blackstone Private Equity, Blackstone Energy Partners, Tactical Opportunities, Infrastructure, Blackstone Growth, and Life Sciences. BXCM Associates will regularly contribute to internal and external meetings, negotiations, financial modeling and strategic initiatives. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, Associates are expected to assume an integral role in the business, build relationships across Blackstone and our portfolio, and can expect to be staffed on a wide variety of assignments at one time.

Responsibilities will typically include:

• Development of monetization roadmaps, timelines, and tactics
• Interaction with deal teams and portfolio companies to provide guidance on the positioning, structuring, valuation, and pricing of a transaction
• Market research and competitive analysis
• Assistance with origination and structuring
• Coordination internally and with third parties around deal preparation
• Assistance in maintaining strong risk mitigation and a compliance-driven culture
• Analysis and reporting for internal company presentations

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical and quantitative skills, the successful candidate should have:

• 2+ years of corporate finance experience with a strong preference for leveraged finance experience
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Dealogic, and CapIQ
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Collaborative, team-oriented, with ability to work independently
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of professionals within Blackstone and outside
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Desire to contribute to a positive work environment
• Series 7 license needed (existing or ability or ability to obtain)

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

$140,000 - $150,000

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.

Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

• Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.

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