Aquila Capital offers compelling investment opportunities that drive global decarbonisation. Specialising in clean energy, green infrastructure and sustainable real estate, we are providing tailored fund vehicles and investment solutions with a focus on sustainability and aim to become one of the leading asset managers for sustainable investment strategies in Europe with a global reach.
Investment Director – Private Debt (m/f/d)
The Role
As Director, you will own end‑to‑end execution from origination through closing, and play a material role in the fundraising, portfolio management and investments with credible deal and structuring expertise.
Your Responsibilities
* Lead transactions end‑to‑end, drive diligence, underwriting, term sheet negotiation, documentation process management, and closing across external counsel, sponsors, and management teams.
* Structure private debt outcomes: design and negotiate economics and protections including pricing, warrant coverage, covenants, collateral package, conditions precedent, and information rights; consistent with private debt’s multi‑component structures and risk controls.
* Own IC‑ready outputs: draft and present investment committee materials with clear downside framing, scenario analysis, and structure rationale.
* Develop repeatable sponsor coverage: build and maintain relationships across VC and growth sponsors, venture ecosystem counterparts to sustain pipeline suited.
* Fundraising and LP interaction: representing the investment team to fundraising diligence and maintaining institutional‑grade data room quality and message consistency. Explain deal discipline, underwriting approach, and case studies. Own diligence narrative.
* Coordinate across the platform: partner with legal, compliance, fund ops, IR to ensure robust processes, clean documentation, and best‑practice operations.
Your Qualifications
* University Degree (Bachelor or Master)
* 8‑12+ years in private debt, growth credit, tech‑focused private credit, or leveraged finance with demonstrable responsibility for leading transactions and negotiating terms.
* Strong mastery of private debt structuring levers including warrants, covenants, collateral, etc. and downside risk mitigation.
* Proven ability to run complex multi‑party processes with disciplined execution and time‑to‑close focus.
* Fundraising diligence fluency: experience in contributing to DDQs, data rooms, and LP engagement, aligned to institutional expectations for transparency, governance, and repeatable process quality.
* Able to convert complex credit concepts into clear IC and LP‑ready narratives
* Open‑minded and fast to adapt in new and complex environments
* Excellent written and verbal communication in English and German.
* MS Office
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