Octus
APAC Senior Reporter, Private Credit & Leveraged Finance
Hong Kong. Posted 7 months ago
The role
This person will produce deal scoops and market trends stories regarding private credit and primary HY yield bond issuances. They will work with a region-wide team of journalists, credit analysts, and data specialists.
What you will do
- Break high-impact, exclusive stories on leveraged financing, especially private credit, such as for financial sponsor-backed acquisitions, real estate and rescue/growth, as well as USD/EUR high-yield
- Maintain a pulse on APAC market trends, major fund movements, and key personnel changes to inform editorial strategy.
- Work with data specialists and credit and legal analysts to translate technical financial data into long-form content.
- Build and nurture a high-level network of contacts within the investment and legal communities.
- Represent Octus as a subject matter expert at industry conferences, webinars, and panel discussions.
Required qualifications
- Proven track record in financial journalism with a deep specialization in capital markets.
- Strong command of the financial mechanisms underpinning private credit, syndicated loans, bonds, and distressed debt restructurings.
- A scoop-first mindset.
- Strong writing skills.
- Uncompromising attention to accuracy.
- Self-starter with effective interpersonal skills.
- Capable of navigating a fast-paced environment, sophisticated financial sources and AI.
Nice to have
- Specialization in private credit and or/HY bonds
Benefits
- Competitive health benefits
- Matched 401k and pension plans
- PTO
- Generous parental leave
- Gym subsidies
- Educational reimbursements for career development
- Recognition programs
- Access to specialist financial training
- Support to attend and participate in major industry conferences and events
About the company
Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus.