Private Capital Markets – Credit Ratings Analyst

Private Capital Markets (PCM) — Credit Ratings Analyst

The Private Capital Markets (PCM) team advises corporate and financial sponsor clients on capital structure-related matters across buyside, sellside, and strategic transactions. The Credit Ratings team within PCM specializes in advising companies and sponsors on credit rating strategy, rating agency positioning, transaction implications, ratings outcomes, and broader capital structure considerations.

Position: Analyst for Evercore’s Private Capital Markets Group (located in New York, NY).

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the execution of credit rating advisory mandates, including coordinating process and timelines, preparing rating materials, conducting rating agency analyst outreach, and facilitating agency due diligence.
• Develop client marketing and origination materials, including identifying relevant rating considerations, precedents, and analytical angles.
• Develop and synthesize market views, rating agency trends, and sector-specific credit considerations, and prepare materials supporting those views for internal and external presentations.
• Work with industry coverage and product teams to evaluate capital structure and transaction alternatives, including analyzing financial, leverage, credit rating, and other implications for client marketing and transaction execution.
• Own workstreams, anticipate next steps, and drive assignments forward.
• Collaborate closely with industry and M&A bankers and other Evercore product teams (e.g., Activism / Defense, ECM, Restructuring, Tax Advisory) on holistic capital structure and strategic advisory mandates.
• Perform detailed business, financial, and credit analysis, including historical and projected financial statement analysis, leverage and coverage analysis, and peer benchmarking.

Specific Qualifications

• Minimum 1–3 years of relevant professional experience at a leading investment bank, credit rating agency, or other financial advisory firm. Experience in M&A, capital markets, leveraged finance, credit analysis, or ratings advisory is particularly relevant.
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements and their interrelationships, with experience analyzing historical and projected financial performance.
• High level of intellectual curiosity and ability to independently evaluate and act on complex situations.
• Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills, with the ability to perform detailed financial analysis and translate complex information into clear, polished, and compelling client materials.
• Interest in and experience using technology, including AI tools, to improve the efficiency and quality of work product.
• Creative and independent thinker who can identify new analytical approaches, develop thoughtful solutions to complex client situations, and form a point of view.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, ability to anticipate team needs, and willingness to take on a broad range of assignments in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Outstanding analytical, communication (oral and written), and interpersonal skills.

Education

B.S. or B.A.

Compensation

Expected Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus delivered in the form of cash and/or deferred equity. Evercore also offers benefits and programs, subject to eligibility, including medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) Retirement Plan; life and disability insurance; well-being resources and programs; family-building and family-support benefits; paid parental, caregiver, marriage and bereavement leave; commuter benefits; health club membership discounts; paid holidays, vacation days, personal days, sick days; and volunteer opportunities.