Just started 4 months ago as an analyst at a BB doing specialized credit within the commercial bank. In my current capacity I am working on a portfolio of leveraged deals, interacting with PE-backed companies, and underwriting loans for said companies. Most of these loans are uni deals and we are handling the senior portion and bringing on MF debt arms (Carlyle/Ares/TPG/etc.) for the junior components. We also agent the majority of our deals and I have had to deal with default/workout scenarios in the past (including a forced asset sale and restructuring during my time here).
While I am content for now and learning a ton every month, I do eventually want to move on to higher risk profile credit investments (no personal attachment to credit, just where my skills are developing). I'm just curious if my current profile is one that could gain traction in the private debt space if I were to continue down this path, or would I be better off trying to make a move to IB LevFin/DCM/RX first and going from there? Would CFA matter?
