KKR · 3 days ago
Real Estate Capital Markets Associate
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
3+ years expKKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets solutions. They are seeking a Real Estate Capital Markets Associate to assist with debt placement and structuring for KKR’s US Real Estate Equity business and real estate-related financing for KKR's credit and equity businesses globally.
AdviceAsset ManagementFinancial ServicesReal EstateVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Organization and tracking of all Real Estate Capital Markets activities
Organization of the lender outreach processes and due diligence for real estate equity loans, real estate credit financings, subscription lines, and other structured real estate products
Development and maintenance of detailed tracking matrices for each transaction to monitor and store valuable market data
Working with the KCM team to track and monitor real estate co-investment deals including extensive contact with potential real estate lenders and investors globally
Work hand-in-hand with deal teams to keep current on active or potential KKR Real Estate deals
Attend all team pipeline meetings and informally stay abreast of all “real” developing deals in the real estate group to understand nuanced investment thesis and considerations and be able to “tell the story”
Stay informed about real estate market developments, both from KKR Real Estate deal teams and from external relationships
Maintenance of existing deal data
Maintenance of detailed reports for existing loans and other debt facilities
Abstraction of new loan documents to create deal summaries that can be easily relayed to the deal teams
Assisting deal teams with loan modification requests and interpretation of their loan documents for all previously closed deals
Develop and maintain relationships with real estate capital providers and KKR stakeholders
The role will require detailed and constant communication with both internal and external parties
Key constituents include lenders, KKR’s existing LPs, other passive institutional investors who could become KKR Real Estate lenders or LPs, investor consultants and the KKR real estate equity, real estate credit, CPG and KCM teams
Working hand-in-hand with investment teams to maximize transaction time efficiency and avoid duplication of efforts
Proactively develop market relationships and seek market knowledge to help differentiate the KKR Real Estate platform
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of real estate debt capital markets experience, primarily in the sourcing and negotiation of real estate debt across a variety of structures
Experience and fluency in real estate debt capital markets, especially familiarity with larger more complex capital structures
Understanding of debt origination processes, real estate capital markets terminology, and loan
Ability to develop trusted relationships with the lending community and discuss real estate transactions with fluency, especially with lender teams
Experience with different types of real estate transactions and asset classes
Comfortable working on co-investment transactions and helping to track and organize the equity syndication process through KKR's registered broker
Ability to quickly grasp critical details of evolving transactions
Ability to organize and track communications with sophisticated real estate investors considering co-investment, including responding to transaction-specific questions
Exceptional 'like and trust' factor to build and maintain trusted relationships with lending institutions and co-investors/LPs
Must be a team player and build relationships and interact effectively with KKR professionals across the Real Estate, KCM, and CPG teams as well as several business operations units (tax, legal, finance)
Outgoing personality given the role will be outward facing including significant interaction with lenders and KKR LPs
Highly commercial and entrepreneurial self-starter with strong judgment and ability to spot opportunity and develop creative solutions
Energized by the prospect of driving the growth of a new/growth business within a larger organization
Excited to develop relationships with lenders and potential investors
Strong execution and project management skills, sense of urgency, strong work ethic, and highly organized with an ability to multi-task across multiple active projects
Benefits
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.
Company
KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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$4.28B2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $900M
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2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $2.25B
Leadership Team
Hirofumi Hirano (平野 博文)
Member & Chief Executive Officer of KKR Japan
Scott Nuttall
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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