Associate/Senior Associate - PE Secondary Advisory

Primary responsibilities:

• Key role in execution of secondaries and other GP-led transactions from start to finish.
• Leading small to mid-size transactions depending on experience level.
• Driving material preparation efforts.
• Coordinating investor due diligence and interaction, including leadership of investor due diligence meetings and calls.
• Supporting senior team members on strategic aspects of deals and managing challenges and issues.
• Management of analysts involved in the execution effort.
• Main point of contact for client on process / operational issues.
• Significant senior client interaction during course of transaction, including participation in meetings and calls
• Develop strong relationships with client peers
• Develop relationships / credibility with clients above peer level
• Origination
• Supporting the research and identification of target clients, and maintaining relevant databases.
• Pricing analysis of potential secondary opportunities.
• Assisting in the preparation of pitches.
• As relevant, participating in initial interactions with potential clients.
• Driving due diligence efforts on potential opportunities.
• Investor account coverage: develop and maintain relationships with key team members.

Experience required:

• At least three years' experience of working in the private equity, private capital fundraising, investment banking M&A or corporate finance advisory sectors
• Of these, ideally at least two years' experience of working in a transactional corporate finance environment (buyside or advisory)
• Meaningful exposure to the private equity industry (ideally across both GP and LP landscape) 
• Some exposure to private equity secondary transactions highly preferred
• Experience as a secondary market participant (buyside or advisory) a strong advantage
• Strong interest in the private equity secondaries market with motivation to develop a personal brand within the industry
• Track record of client and/or investor exposure and impact – having taken the lead with counterparty interaction
• Ability to "think on their feet" with good commercial judgement
• High level of attention to detail, organisation skill and ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• High level of verbal and written English communication skills (additional European languages a plus)
• Strong numerical and excel skills, including modelling experience
• Solid understanding of corporate finance (balance sheets, P&Ls, capital structures, etc.)