Description

This would be a great opportunity to join a close-knit and hard-working investment team with exposure to all aspects of the Private Equity process, including:

• Origination: Coming up with new investment ideas and looking for pro-active opportunities.
• Commercial: Assisting in developing a hypothesis and assessment of value and risk.
• Project Management & Organisation: Running specific areas and delivering end product.
• Technical: Applying strong financial modelling and analytical skills to the transaction process.
• Negotiation: Developing insights and supporting areas of negotiation.
• Portfolio/Turnaround Management: Working on improvement projects, as part of a team and independently.
• Communication: Writing and presentations, putting into practice strong oral and presentation skills, liaising with Management Teams.

Skills

The ideal candidate will likely possess some or all of the following:

• Three years minimum of experience investing at a Private Equity fund, with additional prior experience in either investment banking or strategy consulting highly likely
• First rate interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills, ability to work and deliver under time constraints
• Initiative and the confidence to assume responsibility and leadership from the start
• An outstanding attitude, with drive and a desire to succeed
• Business fluency in German is required for this role.

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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client . We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

From offices in London and Frankfurt we are active across Europe and widely recognised as one of the largest and most experienced private equity and growth capital search specialists. With a track record spanning four decades and thousands of successfully completed searches, we are proven experts across all levels of investment team hire – Associate, Principal and Partner – and also have extensive experience of hiring into investor relations, portfolio/value enhancement and fund finance and accounting teams. Our client base is particularly diverse and covers all types of GP and LP: buyout funds of all sizes, growth & venture capital investors, real estate funds, co-investment vehicles, secondaries funds and fund of funds.