CLO Operations Associate
About the job
- At least 4 years of experience working with loans or structured credit, either on the administrator side or in buy-side operations.
- Understanding of the CLO lifecycle from start to finish.
- Comfort working with CLO documentation and confidence with numbers.
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with Bloomberg.
- Experience with asset servicing systems such as WSO, Solvas, or Sentry.
- Ability to deliver consistently from the daily close to the quarterly payment date.
- Ability to build working relationships inside and outside the firm.
- Analytical judgment to make decisions that serve the business.
- Proactive approach to risk, controls, and compliance.
- Reconcile positions and cash daily across internal systems and service providers.
- Monitor cash flows and portfolio compliance to ensure allocations and distributions follow deal documents.
- Take new CLOs and warehouses through the full onboarding lifecycle.
- Manage relationships with administrators and trustees and hold them to agreed service levels.
- Build and maintain controls, processes, and data standards to keep the team's work accurate and auditable.
- Identify operational risks early and put sensible controls in place.
- Contribute to team and firmwide projects, including process improvement, automation, and support for new product launches in Liquid Credit.
- Own the operational side of CLOs from warehouse setup through the quarterly payment cycle, including warehouse tests, drawdown requests, and Interest Payment Date calculations.
- Work closely with portfolio managers, finance and compliance colleagues, administrators, and trustees.
About the company
Hayfin Capital Management is an asset manager that uses investors’ money to invest in companies through five strategies: Direct Lending, Special Opportunities, High-Yield Credit, and Private Equity Solutions. It pools capital from clients and deploys it into diversified credit and equity investments across Europe and beyond, using structures that balance risk and return. The firm differentiates itself with a proven track record—over €23 billion invested across more than 370 portfolio companies since 2009—and a broad, Europe-focused office network that supports local deal sourcing and management. Its goal is to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns for its investors by combining wide credit exposure with selective private-equity-style opportunities.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$477.9M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Samsung Life joined Hayfin in February 2025, widening Asian capital and credibility.
- Hayfin invested a record €7.1 billion in direct lending last year, sustaining origination momentum.
- Korea now anchors maritime financing, with over $1 billion invested in Korean shipyards.
What critics are saying
- Adira and Hayfin now chase NHG Folio, exposing execution risk in crowded bidding.
- DLF V already deployed over 50% across 35 companies, increasing vintage-concentration pressure.
- Shipping expansion into LNG carriers ties earnings to volatile vessel rates and 2029 delivery timing.
What makes Hayfin Capital Management unique
- 2026 Seoul office and 13-country footprint deepen Korean institutional distribution.
- DLF V closed July 2026 at over €15 billion, proving fundraising power.
- Maritime platform spans dry bulk, tankers, LNG, and in-house Greenheart management.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Life Insurance
Mental Health Support
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Performance Bonus
Company News
Hayfin opens Seoul office following Samsung investment. Hayfin Capital Management opened a Seoul office led by Sijin (Chris) Choi as it expands its work with Korean institutional investors. Get the whole story. AW Monthly $39 / Month - Instantly unlock all new and archived articles - Access to AW Research articles & data - Daily, weekly and monthly e-mail newsletters $390 / Year - Everything in Monthly at a 20% discount - Access to AW Research data downloads and annual Manager/Investor Compendiums - Discounts on advertisement rates
Samsung life-backed Hayfin opens Seoul office. Published: Oct. 1, 2026 - 15:26:00 Updated: Oct. 1, 2026 - 17:50:06 Im Eun-byel European asset manager targets Korean institutional capital, eyes more maritime investments Hayfin Capital Management opened a Seoul office on Thursday to deepen ties with Korean institutional investors and expand its investments in the country, particularly in maritime finance. The European alternative asset manager, which oversees 40 billion euros ($45 billion), has appointed Chris Choi, former head of private equity, Asia-Pacific at UBS Asset Management, to lead the office. It manages nearly 1 billion euros on behalf of Korean investors. "Hayfin has been investing on behalf of Korean investors for a number of years since 2016," Risa Lipsky, global co-head of client coverage at Hayfin, said at a press conference in Seoul. "We are excited to announce that we will be able to better serve everyone locally with the opening of a dedicated office." The firm sees an opportunity to attract Korean pension funds and insurers seeking to diversify portfolios heavily weighted toward US private credit. "For an institution that has already built meaningful US private credit exposure, as many Korean pension funds and insurers have, adding European exposure is a genuine diversification of underlying risk," said Carlos Pla, Hayfin's head of portfolio management. Choi described Korea as one of Asia's most developed institutional investment markets and said the local office would help Hayfin work more closely with investors. Korea is also an investment destination for the firm. Hayfin said it has invested more than $1 billion in Korean shipyards, with its activity in the country currently concentrated in maritime finance. "We have a unique network and are identifying investment opportunities, and we expect to play a larger role in the Korean market over time as we build more connections and deepen communication locally," Choi said. The Seoul opening follows a management buyout completed in February 2025. Samsung Life Insurance subsequently became a strategic minority shareholder in Hayfin, alongside Mubadala and AXA IM Prime. Asked about the impact of Samsung Life's investment, Lipsky said it was still early but that institutional investors were showing greater interest in Hayfin. "The tone, the willingness or wanting to meet and discuss Hayfin's platform has definitely picked up," she said. [email protected]
Liverpool-based medical technology firm Inovus Medical has secured £15m in funding to expand into the US and new international markets. The company, founded in 2012 by surgeon Dr Elliot Street and engineer Jordan Van Flute, develops training simulators for surgeons using advanced hydrogel materials and its TOTUM software platform. The funding round included approximately £7m from NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance, managed by PXN Ventures, with follow-on investment from Mercia and new backing from Texas-based Unorthodox Ventures. The Liverpool City Region Life Science Innovation Zone contributed nearly £1m. Inovus's technology is used across the NHS and has been deployed in nearly 300 US residency programmes. The company has partnered with the Royal College of Surgeons England and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists to deliver standardised surgical training.
Hayfin has provided €305 million in financing to Condis Supermercats, Catalonia's leading proximity supermarket group, to support its next growth phase. The funding comes through a senior-secured unitranche facility, backed by institutional shareholder Portobello Capital. Founded in 1961 and headquartered near Barcelona, Condis operates over 700 supermarkets across Catalonia under the Condis and Condis Express brands, combining owned stores and franchises with a focus on the Barcelona area. The transaction positions Condis for expansion whilst maintaining current sponsor and management ownership. Hayfin has invested over €2.5 billion in Spain, where its origination team has operated for more than a decade. Portobello Capital has backed Condis since 2021.
Hayfin Capital Management has provided sole lender financing for the refinancing of Serwent, a Norway-based underground infrastructure maintenance services provider backed by Norvestor. The company offers pipe and relining services across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The transaction follows Serwent's acquisition of Swoosh and will provide capital to support further consolidation in the fragmented Nordic market. Serwent serves public and private sector customers with recurring maintenance services. Marco Ferrari, managing director at Hayfin, said the deal reflects continued momentum for the firm's direct lending strategy in the Nordics. The sector is expected to benefit from ageing infrastructure and stricter regulatory requirements.