French-speaking Investment Associate

Walker Hamill; Paris; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global private equity fund seeks a French-speaking Investment Associate to join their Paris team. The role involves a broad range of responsibilities across transactions, emphasizing deal sourcing and strategic partnerships with management teams. Candidates should possess relevant experience and be fluent in both French and English.

Qualifications

• Experience in a top-tier investment bank or private equity.
• Candidates from strategy consulting with strong technical skillsets welcome.
• Fully professionally proficient in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Involved in all stages of the transaction cycle, from origination to exit.
• Play a pivotal role in deal sourcing.
• Partner with portfolio companies for strategic and operational improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Job description

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Direct message the job poster from Walker Hamill

Job Title: French-speaking Investment Associate

Industry: Global Private Equity Fund

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Paris

Salary Guide: Competitive

We are partnering with a global private equity fund, active across a broad range of sectors, which is looking to grow its Paris team with the addition of a new Investment Associate.

Description

As an Investment Associate, you will start as a generalist, before transitioning to a more sector-specific role once you have gained a few years of experience. You will become part of a high-performing team and will be actively involved at all stages of the transaction cycle, from origination to exit. You will play a pivotal role in deal sourcing, with your insights and contributions highly valued by the team. Given the firm’s strong track-record in value creation, you will also have the exciting opportunity to partner with the management teams of the firm’s portfolio companies, driving strategic and operational improvements.

Skills

To thrive in this role, you likely bring a few years of experience in a top-tier investment bank or private equity fund. Our client is also open to candidates from a strategy consulting background, particularly those who have developed a strong technical skillset through internships in investment banking or private equity. For this role, you must be fully professionally proficient in both French and English.

Apply

To apply for this French-speaking Investment Associate role, please use the apply button.

Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience closely 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Walker Hamill by 2x

Get notified about new Investment Associate jobs in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Investment Banking - Analyst - Equity Advisory - Paris

Global Banking & Markets, Investment Banking, Classic, Financial Institutions Group, Paris, Associate

Investment Banking - Analyst Intern - Business Services

Intern - Infrastructures Investment Analyst

Analyst Investment Banking - Software & Fintech

Analyst II/III - Investment Banking - Paris

Internship - Middle Office Financing & Hedging Activities - July 2025

Equity Research Intern (Next Gen Consumer)

Investment Banking – M&A France – Experienced Analyst / Associate – Paris

Internship - Fixed Income (H/F) - September 2025

Global Credit Trading - iTraxx Trader – Analyst or Associate

6 month Internship – Credit Analyst – September 2025

Alternative Investment analyst (H/F) - Alternance

Off-Cycle Intern, Paris - 1st September 2025 start, 6 months

Financial Institutions Group FIG Analyst France (f/m/x)

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.