Analyst, Capital Placement

Ladd & Co.; Dubai; On-site; AED 183,621 - 257,069; Full time

Job summary

Ladd & Co. in Dubai is seeking an Analyst for its Capital Placement practice. This role involves supporting the full lifecycle of placement engagements and working closely with senior practitioners. Responsibilities include origination, materials preparation, investor mapping, and due diligence coordination. Candidates should have 1–3 years' experience in relevant fields, strong quantitative skills, and the ability to manage confidential information. This position offers an extraordinary apprenticeship opportunity at the start of one's career.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years' experience in investment banking, principal investing, professional services, or a directly relevant field.
• Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Support Capital Placement practice across the full lifecycle.
• Work on origination, materials preparation, investor mapping, due diligence coordination, and close.
• Engage directly with senior practitioners and the firm's principals.

Skills

Strong quantitative skills

Fluency in financial analysis

Ability to manage confidential information

Job description

The firm is recruiting an Analyst to support its Capital Placement practice. The role works across the full lifecycle of placement engagements — origination, materials preparation, investor mapping, due diligence coordination, and close. Analysts are embedded directly in live mandates from day one and work alongside senior practitioners and the firm's principals.

The firm advises ultra-high-net-worth families, single-family offices, sovereign investors, and founder-led enterprises on capital placement across private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and venture capital. The role provides exposure to a wide spectrum of asset classes and jurisdictions, and direct contact with the firm's investor network across 37 territories.

This is a career-defining apprenticeship for a high-calibre individual at the start of their career. The expectation is precision, discretion, and a willingness to take ownership.

Requirements

• 1–3 years' experience in investment banking, principal investing, professional services, or a directly relevant field
• Strong quantitative skills and fluency in financial analysis
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and time zones
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction