Alternative Investing

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a Vice President Corporate Finance to serve as a strategic finance partner to firm leadership and lead firmwide financial planning, long-term forecasting and budgeting for the firm’s corporate functions and investment strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to firm leadership and lead firmwide financial planning, long-term forecasting and budgeting for the firm’s corporate functions and investment strategies
• Develop, own and maintain firmwide financial models linking capital requirements, headcount, expense management and revenue
• Drive and own the annual budget process including periodic reforecasting and variance analysis
• Collaborate with corporate strategy and firm leadership to align business plans with firm objectives
• Oversee and own the management company financial analysis – firmwide profitability analysis, expense allocations, management fee revenue, etc.
• Build economic models analyzing the firm’s investment strategies to support corporate planning, operating efficiencies and long-term strategic growth
• Support enterprise level capital planning and liquidity analysis and evaluate the financial impact of strategic initiatives
• Translate financial analysis into actional recommendations for senior leadership
• Build dashboards providing senior leadership with KPIs focused on AUM growth, industry and market trends and financial performance metrics
• Consolidate complex financial data into ready to consumer narratives for presentations to senior leadership and Management Committee/Board meetings
• Collaborate with various teams on firmwide planning and forecasting
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives for financial reporting and system enhancements
• Perform ad hoc projects as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MBA, CFA or CPA preferred
• 5+ years of strategic corporate finance in the alternative investment industry required
• Advanced financial modeling experience and the proven ability to own firmwide models
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise-wide strategic planning, forecasting, management company economic modeling across multiple entities
• Investment banking or corporate development experience is a plus
• Fundamental knowledge of alternative investing strategies – private equity, private credit, insurance, real estate, etc.
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive-level presentations and materials
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership on strategic financial planning initiatives
• Expertise with budgeting and forecasting
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with enterprise planning tools preferred
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the ability to synthesize complex financial data into actionable recommendations
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem solving skills

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit an Investment Associate to be a key member of the investment team investing across a variety of specialty finance, asset-backed, structured and esoteric asset classes.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, negotiate, finance and close investment opportunities across a variety across a variety of specialty finance, asset-backed, structured and esoteric asset classes
• Perform investment research, financial modeling, transaction underwriting, valuation analysis and deal due diligence
• Assist with business plan development for various investment opportunities
• Develop investment ideas, write investment memos and create presentations for the investment committee
• Assist with legal documentation and deal closings
• Interact frequently with portfolio company management
• Support post-close efforts including add-on M&A transactions, management reporting, portfolio company growth objectives, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with capital raising initiatives
• Mentor junior team members
• Assist with ad hoc projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic standing
• 2-3 years of structured finance investment banking or lateral investment analysis experience (targeting 2023-2024 undergrads)
• Experience with Esoteric ABS, ABS Securitization, Structured Finance, Leverage Finance, FIG investment banking or Transportation banking (rail, aircraft, etc.) transactions required
• Advanced financial modeling, transaction underwriting and valuation analysis required
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, business writing and relationship management skills
• Highly motivated, intellectually curious and creative with strong critical thinking skills
• Travel required

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a Business Development Associate to support capital formation, business development, fundraising and investor relations objectives with a primary focus on private credit strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Support capital formation, business development, fundraising and investor relations objectives with a primary focus on private credit strategies
• Respond to investor inquires from existing and prospective private institutional investors
• Leverage internal and external resources to manage RFPs, DDQs, NDAs and bespoke investor requests
• Prepare, coordinate and distribute marketing, business development and investor relations materials, communications, presentations, offering memoranda, investor reports, legal documents, fact sheets and case studies
• Create internal and external presentations
• Develop and maintain competitor profiles and the broader alternative industry landscape
• Collaborate across business groups on best practices to ensure consistency and quality of investor relations marketing materials
• Work closely with investment and corporate strategy teams to support platform growth initiatives
• Support ad hoc projects as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2-6 years of relevant experience with a minimum 2 years of investor relations, business development or fundraising support experience at an alternative investment fund
• Private credit business development/investor relations experience required
• Standout candidates will have a mix of investment banking transaction execution and alternative investment fund business development/investor relations experience
• Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively in a complex, rapidly changing and fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Highly motivated individual with a high-level of integrity and a commitment to excellence
• Ability to thrive in a lean team environment
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a Vice President to evaluate, drive and own the investment process from origination through execution for a specialized investment team that invests and executes strategic initiatives across the capital structure, asset classes and industry sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, drive and own the investment process from origination through execution for a specialized investment team that invests and executes strategic initiatives across the capital structure, asset classes and industry sectors
• Lead the analysis and execution of incoming deal flow and investment opportunities across the fund platform
• Source, structure and drive transaction valuation and due diligence from origination to close
• Evaluate, lead and manage resources for complex, esoteric and ad-hoc deal flow and strategic initiatives
• Review and oversee valuations, financial modeling and capital structure analysis and incorporate content and projections into actionable investment recommendations
• Develop and present strategic recommendations and investment ideas to investment committees, senior firm leadership and external stakeholders
• Execute business development objectives contributing to the firm’s growth strategy
• Assist in developing strategy and marketing materials
• Manage relationships with key external stakeholders and counterparties
• Collaborate with firmwide investment and corporate strategy teams to execute on strategic priorities
• Mentor, train and coach junior investment professionals

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record; MBA/CFA a plus
• 6+ years of alternative investing or investment banking experience with demonstrated capital structure analysis expertise across asset classes and industry sectors
• Fundamental knowledge of alternative asset classes: private equity, private credit, opportunistic credit, special situations, hybrid capital, etc.
• Advanced financial technical skills: capital structure analysis, financial modeling, valuation analysis
• Highly motivated creative thinker with the ability to solve complex problems in a time sensitive environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to delegate and work autonomously while managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams across the platform and influence key stakeholders
• Proven experience leading and executing end-to-end transactions
• Prior experience managing and mentoring junior team members
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a VP Product Specialist to serve as a “generalist” on the business development team and lead product management initiatives for across the firm’s direct lending and private credit investment strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a “generalist” on the business development team and lead product management initiatives for across the firm’s direct lending and private credit investment strategies
• Oversee product positioning, conduct market research and create content various private credit strategies and vehicles including CLOs, rated notes, BDCs and SMAs
• Collaborate closely with investment teams to refine and tweak product structures to better align with client requirements
• Remain consistent and aware of the private credit competitive landscape including market conditions and product trends
• Develop and recommend commercial insights to support strategic account planning, business development/sales objectives and fundraising initiatives
• Create fundraising and marketing materials, pitchbooks, RFPs and DDQs
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the firm’s private credit/direct lending strategies with investors
• Author market commentary, develop thought leadership pieces and external communications content to increase the firm’s brand awareness
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure effortless execution of new products
• Maintain and develop data management processes and systems for content libraries, investor pipelines and diligence trackers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of private credit / direct lending product management, business development, fundraising, capital raising or investor relations experience
• Advanced research and analytical skills
• Subject matter experience of private credit / direct lending strategies
• Knowledge of various alternative investment strategies such as hybrid capital, real estate credit and asset-based lending strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to present to and communicate strategies with sophisticated institutional investors
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the proven ability to thrive in a lean and fast-paced environment
• MBA or CFA preferred

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a VP Product Specialist to support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients.

Responsibilities:

• Support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients
• Oversee product positioning, conduct market research and create content various private credit strategies and vehicles including CLOs, rated notes, BDCs and SMAs
• Collaborate closely with investment teams to refine and tweak product structures to better align with client requirements
• Remain consistent and aware of the private credit competitive landscape including market conditions and product trends
• Develop and recommend commercial insights to support strategic account planning, business development/sales objectives and fundraising initiatives
• Create fundraising and marketing materials, pitchbooks, RFPs and DDQs
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the firm’s private credit/direct lending strategies with investors
• Author market commentary, develop thought leadership pieces and external communications content to increase the firm’s brand awareness
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure effortless execution of new products
• Maintain and develop data management processes and systems for content libraries, investor pipelines and diligence trackers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of private credit / direct lending product management, business development, fundraising, capital raising or investor relations experience
• Advanced research and analytical skills
• Subject matter experience of private credit / direct lending strategies
• Knowledge of various alternative investment strategies such as hybrid capital, real estate credit and asset-based lending strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to present to and communicate strategies with sophisticated institutional investors
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the proven ability to thrive in a lean and fast-paced environment
• MBA or CFA preferred