Junior Investment Professional, Fund & Co-Investments, International Pension Fund, London, UK

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Position: Junior Investment Professional, Fund & Co-Investments, International Pension Fund, London, UK

A large international pension fund is seeking an experienced Analyst to join its team in London. This is a unique opportunity to join a highly successful team as they expand into the European market space.

About our client

Our client is a very well-established international pension fund that has been investing in private equity for over a decade and has built up a successful track record across both fund investing and co-investing. This is a unique opportunity to join a very lean team and to play a part in its expansion across the European markets.

What the job involves

As an Analyst, you will cover many aspects of the private equity program, working across both fund investing and co-investing. You will contribute to investment execution and portfolio management across a range of strategies and geographies:

• Manage end-to-end investment processes, from evaluation and due diligence of fund and co-investment opportunities.
• Prepare documents for the Investment Committee and contribute to discussions within those sessions.
• Relationship coverage of a selection of GPs globally.

Who we are looking for

• At least 2 years of experience in Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or Transaction Services.
• Desirable but not essential to have prior private equity experience.
• Immaculate spoken and written English.
• Pro-active and outgoing personality with the confidence to challenge opinions and processes.
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills, able to interpret information quickly and efficiently.
• Strong at relationship building and network development.