Graduate Private Equity Analyst

CityGrad; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

CityGrad in London is seeking ambitious graduates to join a leading independent global private equity placement and advisory group. This is a rare opportunity to start a career in private equity with a September 2027 start.

The Graduate Analyst will support the Deals team across Primaries, Secondaries and Co-Investments, receive training, and gain exposure to fundraising, due diligence and investor relations.

Qualifications

• Degree educated
• Driven to build a career in Private Equity

Responsibilities

• Support the capital raising process from origination to close.
• Maintain fundraising-related documentation - including status reports, activity reports, roadshow calendars, investor profiles and agendas.
• Conduct research and analysis into the private equity market - including fund managers (GPs), investors (LPs), macro and micro-economic dynamics, as well as legal and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare analysis on GP portfolios to benchmark industry players and track capital flows regionally and globally.
• Assist deal leaders with deal management, due diligence requests and follow-up information for LPs/GPs.
• Coordinate investor roadshows and logistics

Skills

Ambition for PE

Education

Degree educated

Job description

We are looking for ambitious 2027 graduates to join a leading independent global private equity placement and advisory group in London. This is an amazing and rare opportunity for graduates to launch their careers in private equity. Starting September 2027.

This opportunity would suit upcoming graduates with good internship experience who are keen to develop their understanding of the Private Equity industry and work in a varied, fast paced environment. The role of Graduate Analyst supports the Deals team, delivering high quality outputs across various deal types such as Primaries, Secondaries and Co-Investments. The role comes with early responsibility, exposure to a broad range of fund-raising activity and numerous learning opportunities. All training is provided, but having the attitude and passion to build a career in the Private Equity is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Support the capital raising process from origination to close.
• Maintain all fundraising-related documentation - including status reports, activity reports, roadshow calendars, investor profiles and agendas
• Conduct research and analysis into the private equity market - including fund managers (GPs). investors (LPs). various trends and specifics related to either GPs and LPs, macro-economic and micro-economic dynamics, as well as legal, regulatory compliance
• Prepare analysis on GP portfolios to enable deal teams to benchmark industry players and analyse capital flows both regionally and globally
• Support deal leaders on all aspects of deal management - including compiling and implementing action lists to ensure weekly tasks are completed, provision of investor information to LPs, due diligence requests and general follow up information requests about LPs/GPs
• Coordinate investor roadshows and logistics

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Degree educated
• Driven to build a career in Private Equity