Analyst/Associate, Credit LSC

Established in 1984, Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital manages a range of strategies including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate, life sciences, and impact investments.  Our competitive advantage is grounded in a diligence-intensive, value-added investment approach that enables the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for its investors. Headquartered in Boston, Bain Capital has offices in Chicago, Dublin, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mauritius, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Osaka, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Bain Capital Credit Overview

Bain Capital Credit is a leading global credit specialist with approximately $53 billion in assets under management, including approximately $24 billion in Structured Products.  We invest across the full spectrum of credit strategies, including asset-based finance, direct lending, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, non-performing loans, real estate and other hard assets and equities.  Through a wide diversity of mandates, we have the ability to invest in every level of a company or asset’s capital structure from secured debt to equity and can provide holistic solutions to growing companies with unique financing needs.

Our investment process is characterized by detailed business and financial analysis and a culture of vigorous debate.  We combine a consulting-based approach to industry, competitor, and business analysis with an in-depth examination of a target company’s financial performance and capital structure.  Our goal is to select the best industries, the best companies, and the best relative value among the many securities each company offers.

Bain Capital Credit has a world-class team of over 100 investment professionals with extensive experience analyzing and managing high-yield investments. 

Industry Team Overview

Bain Capital Credit’s US industry team covers over 16 sectors. Investment professionals apply their industry-specific knowledge and networks to identify and evaluate investment opportunities across the capital structure and for all Bain Capital Credit funds and accounts. Team members spend their time reviewing investment opportunities and selecting securities, conducting due diligence, preparing investment recommendations and monitoring the universe of names they follow. Industry team members interact regularly with the Credit Committee, Portfolio Management teams, and Trading Desk to communicate and refine their recommendations.

This individual will be based in our Boston office.

Responsibilities

• Perform fundamental company-specific research: visit company management, conduct original on-site research in the field (with customers, suppliers, etc.), and attend industry conferences

• Perform industry-level analyses to inform the investment process and provide critical context

• Build earnings models and perform valuation analysis

• Make proactive buy/sell recommendations and effectively communicate your views with team members

• Learn and adopt the firm’s straightforward investment process, characterized by direct verbal communication and concise written investment summaries supported by in-depth data-driven analysis (i.e., quantitative models of market size/growth, competitive positioning, and financial statements/analysis valuation)

Qualifications:

• Strong academic credentials (BS/BA from highly regarded institution) and a demonstrated track record of successful work experience

• 1-3 years of post-undergrad business and/or investing experience with an investment management firm, investment banking, or venture capital/private equity firm

• Experience analyzing and/or evaluating companies

• A fundamental, analytically driven approach to investing with strong analytical/modeling capability

• Experience interacting with and assessing senior management teams

• Ability to work collaboratively in team environments and strong relationship-building skills

• Creative approach to due diligence

• Excellent communication skills with ability to synthesize complicated analyses concisely and to articulate insightful conclusions compellingly. Open to spirited debate over ideas.