Investment Banking Analyst – Capital Structure Advisory, Dallas

About the group

Moelis & Company’s Capital Structure Advisory (CSA) Group advises clients on complex capital structure matters, including liquidity enhancement, capital structure optimization, liability management, recapitalizations and restructurings. The Group works with publicly listed companies, financial sponsors and sponsor-owned businesses, institutional investors, boards and special committees, creditors, governments and other stakeholders. The Group helps clients evaluate and execute alternatives across both out-of-court and in-court situations, combining capital structure expertise with financial analysis and transaction execution. Working closely with the Firm’s industry bankers, capital markets specialists and M&A advisors, the team delivers integrated advice tailored to each client’s financial position and strategic objectives.

Representative advisory areas include:

• Liquidity and capital structure: Liquidity enhancement strategies, capital structure optimization, capital raising and debt management advisory
• Liability management: Debt exchanges, consent solicitations, debt repurchases and negotiated recapitalizations
• Restructuring: Out-of-court, in-court and cross-border restructurings
• Asset monetization and special situations: Asset sales and acquisitions, including Section 363 sales, as well as expert testimony and litigation support

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Analyst to join our Capital Structure Advisory team in Dallas, Texas. You will support assignments involving companies facing liquidity constraints, refinancing needs and complex capital structure challenges, as well as creditors and other stakeholders evaluating their alternatives. Your work will include financial modeling, liquidity and credit analysis, valuation, and research into debt instruments and restructuring transactions. You will prepare client materials and work closely with Associates and senior bankers to evaluate alternatives and support transaction execution.

Responsibilities

• Financial analysis and modeling: Build and maintain operating forecasts, cash flow projections and liquidity analyses to assess financial performance, funding requirements and downside scenarios
• Capital structure and credit analysis: Analyze debt instruments, maturities, interest obligations, collateral and covenant provisions to support assessments of debt capacity and refinancing risk
• Valuation and recovery analysis: Prepare enterprise valuation, capital structure waterfall and creditor recovery analyses under alternative transaction and restructuring scenarios
• Strategic alternatives: Support the evaluation of liability management transactions, recapitalizations, capital raises, asset sales and in-court and out-of-court restructurings
• Company and market research: Research company performance, debt trading levels, credit markets and precedent restructuring transactions to inform client recommendations
• Transaction materials: Prepare client presentations, financial analyses and supporting materials that clearly communicate capital structure issues and available alternatives
• Execution support: Assist with due diligence, data rooms, information requests and process trackers; coordinate deliverables with internal teams, clients, legal counsel and other advisors

Qualifications

• Relevant investment banking, restructuring, leveraged finance, credit or related financial advisory experience; exposure to capital structure advisory or distressed situations preferred
• Strong financial modeling, accounting and valuation skills, with the ability to analyze financial statements, cash flows and capital structures
• Foundational understanding of debt instruments, credit metrics and corporate finance; familiarity with restructuring processes and creditor priorities is a plus
• Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in credit markets, liability management and complex financial situations
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver accurate work under tight deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, clients and external advisors
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with financial research and market data platforms is a plus
• Undergraduate degree required; a focus in finance, business, accounting, economics, mathematics, engineering or a related discipline preferred

Pay

Expected salary range: $110,000 - $135,000