Director, Covenant Analyst

Covenant Review is currently seeking a Director based out of our London office.

Covenant Review, a CreditSights company, stands as the market's trusted authority on bond and loan covenant analysis. Our team of experienced lawyers, each with over 17 years of leveraged finance expertise, delivers comprehensive insights into creditor rights. Since its launch in 2006, we have grown to include over 30 professionals, providing deep and broad coverage of new issues and event-driven analysis. With a robust database of over 80,000 documents, we offer institutional investors unparalleled perspectives on complex covenant language, assessing risks and potential impacts on creditors.

Covenant Review is an insightful and dynamic workplace where legal and financial expertise converge to provide in-depth analysis of bond and loan covenants. Our colleagues thrive in a collaborative environment that values innovation and precision, allowing them to make a meaningful impact on the understanding and management of complex financial instruments. With a commitment to excellence, we empower our team to deliver unparalleled insights to clients worldwide.

About the Team

Covenant Review, part of the Fitch Group, is the market leader in high yield bond and loan covenant analysis to the European and North American leveraged finance community. We’re now hiring an experienced qualified lawyer in leveraged finance as a Covenant Analyst in Europe.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Write analytical research on high yield and leveraged finance covenants. Candidates must have experience in analyzing complicated covenant packages with an eye towards potential sponsor-type aggressive transactions.
• Aid asset managers and CLO managers understand the most important terms of the covenants and suggest improvements.
• Write research on covenants for secondary market transactions.
• Write event-driven research and reports on special situations as they develop in the market. This includes analyzing an issuer’s capital structure and producing special reports on how various covenants in the borrower's debt documents may be implicated by various potential transactions.
• Answer client questions on the covenants, which can vary from very simple to complex inquiries, and can include assisting portfolio managers who are time sensitive
• Assist in developing data products
• Work with our sister companies that are part of Fitch Solutions, including CreditSights and LevFin Insights
• Participating in client pitches, seminars, and teach-in

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Relevant legal experience in high yield and leveraged finance (primary, secondary, distressed markets)
• A keen commercial awareness of financial markets and leveraged finance
• Excellent networking and relationship building skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills conveying messages accurately and concisely
• Team player, but also able to work effectively alone (help is always available)

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• New York Qualified with European finance experience
• Experience in a magic circle / top tier city law firm on sponsor backed financings

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

At Fitch, AI is embedded in how we work every day—supporting smarter decision-making, streamlining workflows, and enabling new ways to create value for our business and clients. Intelligent solutions are increasingly part of our day-to-day operations, helping teams work more efficiently and think differently as we continue to evolve. We’re looking for colleagues who are comfortable operating in an AI-enabled environment—or who are curious, adaptable, and eager to build their AI literacy over time. We value professionals who embrace technology as part of continuous learning and who are committed to using it thoughtfully to enhance how work gets done.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

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