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KKR · 2 days ago

Credit Transaction Counsel (Asset-Based Finance, Private Investment-Grade) - Associate

New York

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$210K/yr - $240K/yr

4+ years exp

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets solutions. They are seeking an attorney to support their Asset-Based Finance and Private Investment-Grade businesses, providing legal support across the lifecycle of asset-backed and structured credit investments.

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Responsibilities

Work closely with investment and deal teams to structure, negotiate, and execute asset-backed and structured credit transactions across various asset classes (e.g., consumer loans, leases, SFR, transportation, infra)

Review and negotiate core transaction documentation, including offering memoranda, indentures, purchase and servicing agreements, credit facility agreements, and related security and servicing documents

Assist with performance of legal due diligence on assets, borrowers, and servicers in connection with securitizations and structured finance transactions

Provide legal and regulatory guidance on capital markets, ABS, warehouse financing, conduit structures, and related regulatory developments (e.g., Dodd-Frank, risk retention, insurance regulatory and securitization reform)

Collaborate with internal risk, compliance, accounting, and finance functions to ensure legal and structural alignment across KKR’s credit platforms

Support the structuring, monitoring, and oversight of platform structures and operating partners; manage external stakeholders to identify and address franchise risks related to long-term platform expansion and operating partner activity

Identify, select, and manage outside counsel relationships to support KKR’s private credit investment and structured finance activities, ensuring efficient and high-quality legal coverage

Engage and coordinate with rating agencies, trustees, servicers, and other third-party stakeholders on transaction processes and closing logistics

Stay abreast of market and regulatory developments in structured credit and securitization, advising deal teams on implications for KKR’s investment strategies