Private Equity

Our elite global Investment Management client is seeking to recruit an Alternative Investment Analyst to evaluate new investment opportunities, make investment recommendations and monitor existing alternative asset investments across the firm’s private equity and co-investment portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate new investment opportunities, make investment recommendations and monitor existing alternative asset investments across the firm’s private equity and co-investment portfolio
• Evaluate a variety of investment opportunities across private equity, opportunistic credit, real estate, venture capital and infrastructure
• Recommend investment opportunities based on fundamental analysis
• Monitor existing portfolio investments and conduct performance reviews
• Review legal documents, deal covenants and deal structures to asses investment value and risk
• Interact with sell side, buyside and ratings analysts
• Collaborate with internal teams, external advisors, GPs and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Mentor and coach junior analysts

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of private equity or credit investment analysis experience
• Fundamental experience analyzing complex financial data and corporate financial statements
• Strong knowledge of alternative investment, private equity and co-investment strategies
• Excellent communication, presentation and business writing skills
• Advanced financial modeling and technical financial skills
• Advanced MS Office skills

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit an experienced client-facing Business Development Manager to provide “hands-on” support to the firm’s Executive Partner/Head of Private Equity in driving practice growth globally and leading new business development strategic planning and execution.

Responsibilities:

• Provide “hands-on” support to the firm’s Executive Partner/Head of Private Equity in driving practice growth globally and leading new business development strategic planning and execution
• Lead the engagement and implementation of strategic business development objectives
• Lead efforts to raise the executive visibility of the Executive Partner as well as the overall brand visibility of the practice internally and externally
• Manage and participate in high-volume “client-facing” new business pitches and complex proposals
• Respond to RFP/RFI requests in a timely manner
• Analyze the competitive landscape and develop targeting strategies for existing and new client pitches
• Conduct deep-dive market research and industry trend analysis to identify potential new business opportunities
• Prepare the executive partner for client-facing pitches, events and presentations
• Collaborate with business development and marketing communications colleagues globally to develop marketing collateral, thought leadership pieces and other relevant information that will support revenue growth opportunities
• Assist the executive partner with strategic planning and special projects
• Manage two Business Development Coordinators

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MBA or JD a plus
• 7+ years’ of private equity focused business development experience at an elite global law firm, business consulting firm (Big 4) or global private equity
• Must be “hands-on” with a “no task is too small mentality”
• Advanced knowledge of the private equity landscape is required
• Big law firm experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with AI and/or marketing technology campaigns is a plus
• Advanced business development strategy and execution experience
• Demonstrated “client-facing” pitch and proposal development and execution experience
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Advanced technical skills, particularly with PowerPoint and Excel
• Highly motivated, confident and polished with effective communication and negotiation skills
• Intuitive personality with strong critical thinking skills and proactive problem solving ability
• Highly organized with strong project management skills
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and weekends as required
• Prior people/team management experience

Our elite global Private Equity client is seeking to recruit a lateral Principal, Product Specialist with majority control buyout strategy expertise to own the product strategy narrative, oversee workflow, manage and  mentor a team of junior business development resources and serve as the chief liaison and product subject matter expert between investors and the investment team for private equity and equity-focused fund products.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the chief liaison and product subject matter expert between investors and the investment team for private equity and equity-focused fund products
• Own the product strategy narrative and oversee workflow
• Manage, mentor and train junior business development junior resources
• Lead the design of marketing and fundraising materials, DDQs, RFPs and pitch materials
• Lead private equity product development and product management
• Perform market research, content development and product positioning across equity strategies, continuation vehicles and co-investments
• Serve as the senior product resource for the business development team
• Provide commercial expertise to support business development, fundraising and strategic planning initiatives
• Work closely with finance, operations, legal and compliance teams on new product execution
• Develop market commentary and thought leadership pieces and support external communications and brand building strategies
• Maintain content libraries and consistently improve data management systems

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MBA or CFA preferred
• 8+ years of private equity or alternatives product strategy experience
• Control buyout private equity strategy experience required
• Demonstrated experience managing, training and mentoring junior resources
• Demonstrated ability to support investor relations, business development and capital raising
• Expertise in private equity markets, fund structures and co-investments
• Advanced analytical and market research skills
• Advanced technical financial skills including financial modeling
• Demonstrated experience creating marketing, pitch and fundraising materials