Director - Private Equity

QatarYello; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarYello, a Dubai-based investment group, is building a media and private investments platform with exposure to UK and Middle East opportunities. The role focuses on screening opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring investments and advising on terms, while supporting portfolio performance and value creation.

The successful Investment Director will engage with founders and senior stakeholders, manage complex transactions, and work in a fast-paced, commercial environment across sectors

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience executing both minority and control investment transactions.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Experience leading due diligence processes and managing complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate investment opportunities across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence, data room management, advisor coordination and financial analysis.
• Structure and support negotiations on investment terms, shareholder agreements and earn-outs.
• Prepare concise investment papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and committees.
• Monitor portfolio performance and support refinancing, acquisitions and disposals.
• Develop relationships with founders, management teams, advisors and counterparties.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation analyses

Due diligence

Investment structuring

Negotiation

Relationship management

Commercial acumen

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

Our client is a Dubai-based private investment group that manages a diversified portfolio of investments across multiple sectors. The organisation is actively building a new media investment platform while overseeing a broad range of private investment opportunities and a substantial portfolio of operating businesses in the UK and the Middle East. The environment is entrepreneurial, fast-paced and highly commercial, offering direct exposure to senior decision-makers and complex investment transactions

• Screen and evaluate investment opportunities across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.
• Build financial models and valuation analyses from the ground up, including businesses with complex or informal financial information.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence processes, including data room management, advisor coordination, reference checks and financial analysis
• Structure and support negotiations on investment terms, shareholder agreements, earn-outs and commercial arrangements.
• Prepare concise investment papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Manage transaction execution and support post-investment integration and value creation initiatives.
• Monitor portfolio performance, prepare board and performance reporting materials, and support refinancing, acquisition and disposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with founders, management teams, advisors and investment counterparties.
• Assess investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes and sectors, providing commercial recommendations to senior principals
• Support portfolio companies operationally where required, including on-site business assessments and problem-solving initiatives.

A successful Investment Director should have:

• 10-15 years' experience within private equity, principal investing, family offices, investment management or a related investment environment, focusing on media, technology or consumer sectors
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or a related discipline; advanced professional qualifications are advantageous
• Demonstrated experience executing both minority and control investment transactions.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence processes and manage complex transactions independently.
• Experience working directly with founders, business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, commercial acumen and decision-making skills.