Associate, Capital Placement

Ladd & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ladd & Co. is looking for an Associate for its Capital Placement practice. In this role, candidates will manage workstreams and engage directly with institutional investors and allocators across various asset classes including private equity, credit, and real estate.

Qualified individuals should have 3–6 years of experience in investment banking or capital markets, demonstrating workstream ownership. This role involves travel and interaction with investors, requiring strong technical and execution skills.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years' relevant experience at a leading advisory firm, investment bank, or principal investor.
• Demonstrated workstream ownership on live transactions or mandates.
• Strong technical foundation in the relevant practice area.

Responsibilities

• Own workstreams within live placement engagements.
• Manage investor outreach, diligence coordination, and materials preparation.
• Collaborate with senior practitioners on execution.

Skills

Fluency across asset classes

Workstream ownership

Strong technical foundation

Cross-border execution experience

Job description

The firm is recruiting an Associate to its Capital Placement practice. Associates own workstreams within live placement engagements — investor outreach, diligence coordination, materials preparation, and structuring input — and are accountable for execution under the supervision of senior practitioners.

Associates work across private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and venture mandates. The role demands fluency across asset classes, the ability to manage multiple processes in parallel, and direct contact with allocators, family offices, and institutional investors. Travel across the firm's offices and to investor meetings is expected.

The role is suited to candidates with prior experience in investment banking, principal investing, or capital markets advisory, who are ready to take ownership of mandate execution.

Requirements

• 3–6 years' relevant experience at a leading advisory firm, investment bank, or principal investor
• Demonstrated workstream ownership on live transactions or mandates
• Strong technical foundation in the relevant practice area
• Cross-border execution experience preferred
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction