Associate, Investment (Private Equity Funds Investments)

Associate, Investment (Private Equity Funds Investments)

Location: London, ENG, GB, SW1Y 6QY

Group: Investment Group

Department: IG-PEFI

Section: PEFI

Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

1. Identifying and assessing investment opportunities in private equity funds and companies spanning a range of industries and transaction types.
2. Performing deal evaluation, due diligence, industry/company analysis and financial modelling.
3. Participate in due diligence of investment opportunities (funds, direct co-investments, secondaries), including assessing valuations, financial modelling, drafting investment papers and presenting investment recommendations.
4. Monitoring and performance tracking of investee funds, direct co-investments and secondaries. Supporting preparation of internal reporting documentation.
5. Monitoring market trends and closely tracking existing portfolio assets to support investment/divestment decisions.
6. Constantly developing and renewing industry/sector knowledge as well as macro and regulatory changes.
7. Establishing and cultivating relationships with GPs, companies, corporate partners and other relevant institutions.
8. Work with senior investment team members to identify and source investment opportunities.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree with 1 to 2 years of work experience with a Private Equity Fund of Funds, Secondaries, top-tier private equity, investment banking, or research firm.
2. Strong analytical insight and spreadsheet modelling skills, as well as a strong understanding of financial statements.
3. A passion for and a prior understanding of the private equity landscape.
4. Desire to develop/maintain relationships with intermediaries and private equity firms.
5. Ability to collaborate and work in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
6. Must be a good team player with an ability to work in a diverse team, across various time zones.
7. Must have a strong willingness to travel and to work across different offices and timezones.

Key Competencies:

1. Communication skills - Ability to effectively formulate and articulate opinions in English, both verbally and in written form.
2. Analytical and critical thinking - Ability to identify and summarise key investment considerations and risks. Ability to participate in a constructive review and debate of the merits of an investment and to be challenged on a point of view.
3. Strong technical and analytical skills - financial modelling, company research, investment memo preparation, presentation.
4. Good interpersonal & team skills - Comfortable with consensus decision-making and working in a cross-border, multi-cultural team-based environment.
5. Well organised with good time-management skills and able to manage multiple priorities and reporting lines.
6. High personal integrity and challenging of self and team.
7. Ambitious and self-confident without being arrogant.
8. Intellectual curiosity and ability to use initiative.
9. Prior knowledge of the European or US Private Equity fund market a plus.