Full-Time
Investor Relations Analyst
Hayfin Capital Management
201-500 employees
Alternative asset manager focusing on lending
Compensation Overview
$80k - $100k/yr
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
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- One to three years of experience in alternatives fundraising, investor relations, or a closely related function.
- Exposure to U.S. institutional investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and/or investment consultants.
- Working knowledge of alternative investment strategies, with a focus on public and private credit.
- Hands-on experience with customer relationship management systems and prospect research tools, with strong attention to data accuracy.
- Practical familiarity with artificial intelligence tools, large language models, and artificial-intelligence-assisted research platforms, with the judgment to apply them without sacrificing accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information clearly and concisely.
- The ability to take initiative in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Professional presence, discretion, and sound judgment in client-facing situations.
- Support coverage professionals across limited partner and consultant relationships by handling pre- and post-meeting logistics, tracking follow-ups, and preparing briefing notes covering relationship history, investment context, and recent activity.
- Attend external meetings, capture detailed notes, and share action items promptly.
- Own day-to-day customer relationship management data hygiene across the U.S. coverage team, keeping limited partner and consultant interactions, pipeline status, and relationship notes accurate and current.
- Maintain segmented prospect lists and research new institutional targets across public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices using artificial-intelligence-powered tools.
- Track limited partner allocation trends, the competitive fundraising landscape, and consultant scoring activity, and synthesize findings into concise team updates.
- Support annual fundraising plans, conference preparation, and tailored investment presentations led by coverage professionals.
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
$458.6M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Hayfin financed Condis with €305 million on 3 September 2026, backing expansion.
- Hayfin refinanced Serwent on 2 July 2026, extending Nordic infrastructure consolidation.
- Hayfin added Michael Marsh as head of investments in May 2026.
What critics are saying
- Hayfin ordered two LNG carriers in 2026, exposing capital to shipping-cycle swings.
- Hayfin's DLF V was already over 50% deployed by July 2026, limiting dry powder.
- Allergy Therapeutics owes Hayfin £60 million, and missing a 2026 Hong Kong listing delays repayment.
What makes Hayfin Capital Management unique
- Hayfin closed Direct Lending Fund V above €15 billion on 2 July 2026.
- Hayfin combines direct lending, private equity solutions, and maritime investing through Greenheart Management.
- Hayfin's London hub and nine offices support local lending across Europe and Tel Aviv.
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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.
The $8.2 billion Vermont Pension Investment Commission committed $145 million across three private markets funds to reach asset allocation targets in credit and private equity. Pemberton Asset Management received $75 million for its Mid-Market Debt Evergreen Fund, which invests in senior secured loans to middle-market European companies and targets 13%-15% returns. Hayfin Capital Management secured $50 million for its Tactical Solutions Evergreen Fund, providing tailored financing across Western Europe and North America. Cambridge Associates Secondaries Aggregation Vehicle II received $20 million. The Vermont pension system returned 14.1% for the year ended 30 June. Consultant RVK recommended $110 million for direct lending and $125 million for other private credit strategies to move the portfolio from 10% towards its 11% target. Trustees will next review proposed infrastructure investments totalling $107 million.
Hayfin has closed its Direct Lending Fund V with over €15 billion in commitments, significantly exceeding its target and more than doubling the €6 billion raised for Fund IV in August 2023. At close, the fund had already deployed over 50% of capital across more than 35 companies. The fundraise attracted exclusively institutional investors, including pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and endowments. It includes a rated note feeder structure contributing approximately $600 million, providing insurers with capital-efficient access to Hayfin's European direct lending strategy. Hayfin focuses on senior-secured loans to European middle-market businesses, emphasising downside protection and cash flow generation. The firm invested a record €7.1 billion in direct lending over the past year, bringing total strategy deployment to over €38 billion across 350-plus investments since inception.
Hyde among bidders for Notting Hill Genesis' 2,079-home private rental business. News 04.06.26 11.00 AM by James Riding The Hyde Group is rumoured to be among at least three bidders in contention to buy Notting Hill Genesis (NHG)'s 2,079-home private rented sector (PRS) business. Andy Hulme, chief executive of Hyde, has taken ambitious steps to grow the landlord Sharelines The Hyde Group is rumoured to be among at least three bidders in contention to buy Notting Hill Genesis' 2,079-home private rented sector business #UKhousing The G15 landlord is on the final shortlist to buy NHG's £750m Folio business, according to sources Inside Housing has spoken to. US investor Kennedy Wilson is also bidding to buy the 15-scheme portfolio, as is a joint venture between recently founded investor Adira and European asset manager Hayfin. The shortlist was first reported by Green Street News. Inside Housing understands a preferred bidder for the Folio business is expected to emerge in the next four to six weeks, but there could be a lengthy due diligence process before a sale completes. Hyde has taken ambitious steps to grow in recent years under chief executive Andy Hulme. The group owns nearly 50,000 homes, but manages around 130,000, following its acquisition of management company Pinnacle Group in 2024. It has an ongoing shared ownership partnership with asset manager M&G and struck a for-profit affordable housing deal with Legal & General in March. It is also believed a partnership between Morgan Stanley Real Estate and Ridgeback has moved to re-enter the sales process, after bowing out in the previous round. The duo is currently completing the £1.1bn purchase of a build-to-rent portfolio owned by L&Q. NHG owns 68,000 homes across London, the South East and East Anglia. It put its 3,400-home PRS arm on the market in July 2025 to increase investment in its social homes and reduce debt. The portfolio now stands at 2,079 homes, because some of the homes are being sold separately or being retained by NHG for the time being. NHG is also engaging with the regulator as it has non-compliant grades of C3/G3. Folio comprises 2,079 homes across London and Chelmsford, owned through a mix of freeholds and leaseholds. It was established by NHG in 2007 and is 98% let. The portfolio was built over 16 years through a mix of acquisitions from developers during the global financial crisis; transfers from NHG's own development pipeline; and integration of Genesis homes following Notting Hill's 2018 merger with Genesis. Folio's schemes are located in London boroughs such as Croydon, Barnet, Ealing, Southwark, Greenwich, Harrow, Islington, Barking and Dagenham and Hammersmith and Fulham. The biggest scheme is Royal Wharf Estate in Newham, at 338 homes, followed by City Park West in Chelmsford with 317 homes. Nine in 10 of the Folio homes are one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats, while 85% are in London and 98% are rated Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C or higher. The portfolio brought in revenue of £44.8m in the 2024-25 financial year. Deloitte is believed to be running the sales process, which is codenamed 'Project Vanguard'. Kennedy Wilson is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, and is an established investor in the UK living sector. It has a suburban build-to-rent partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, launched in 2024, which currently owns 2,000 homes across 23 sites. Adira is the newest organisation still in the running to buy the Folio business. It was founded in late 2025 by Boris Olujic, who previously led the real estate division of Wall Street giant Apollo, and Edoardo Nuzzo, a former senior principal at Apollo. Adira is believed to have secured backing from European asset manager Hayfin to pursue the NHG portfolio. NHG, Hayfin and Deloitte declined to comment. A spokesperson for the Hyde Group said: "We don't comment on ongoing commercial matters." Kennedy Wilson was approached for comment. At the time, he told Inside Housing: "Folio is a bit like an endowment, or it could be positioned that way for NHG, and in that sense it is quite interesting because not all housing associations have £1bn endowments on their balance sheet." Folio was valued at £1bn when it was first put on sale, but took a £119m downward valuation in 2025. The original £1bn figure also included a separate portfolio which is being marketed by Savills on a scheme-by-scheme basis. Are you subscribed to Inside Housing? Inside Housing is the most comprehensive information service for UK housing professionals. Not subscribed yet?