Lender Finance, Underwriting

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:  Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.    COMPANY CULTURE:  We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.   COMPANY MISSION:  We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future. 
JOB SUMMARY: The Vice President works closely with the Directors and Managing Directors of Structured Finance to grow and build out the Structured Finance practice at the Bank. The main function of the Vice President is to analyze, evaluate, structure, and close asset-based loans for the Lender Finance and Fund Finance lending strategies. The Vice President also monitors and manages borrower relationships after closing of the transaction. The Vice President has the opportunity to lead deals working closely with a Director or Managing Director.    Please note this role is 4x/week in-office at our Chevy Chase, MD headquarters.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in meetings with private equity sponsors and borrowers to develop an understanding of a company 

• Review materials including confidential investment memorandums, management/lender presentations, and other documents 

• Evaluate senior financing requests to determine credit quality of opportunities and appropriate loan structures. 

• Identify specific merits, risks, and mitigants for each transaction and perform market, industry, and sponsor due diligence 

• Lead due diligence on loan and investment opportunities working closely with a Managing Director 

• Create an investment thesis (go / no go decision) for each transaction and make investment recommendations to the Managing Director