Investment Manager

Finatal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Finatal is seeking an Investment Manager to join its London-based private equity team. You will source and evaluate mid-market opportunities, build investment theses, and manage due diligence through to deal execution.

Working with senior investors, you will refine financial models, support structuring and financing, and help drive value creation post-investment with portfolio companies.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years’ total experience across investment banking, corporate finance and/or private equity.
• Strong exposure to business/financial/tech-enabled services.
• Mid-market private equity transaction exposure preferred.
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Excellent academic track-record.
• Experience working with management teams, advisors and internal stakeholders.
• High levels of intellectual curiosity, humility and emotional intelligence.
• Ambitious, collaborative and low-ego, with a genuine appetite to contribute to a strong team culture.

Responsibilities

• Assessing new investment opportunities across the services landscape.
• Develop investment theses with senior team members; review market dynamics and form views on value creation.
• Coordinate diligence processes, including commercial and financial workstreams, advisor management and investment materials.
• Review and refine financial analysis and models; ensure robust outputs.
• Help manage deal processes from initial review through to completion, including structuring, financing and documentation.
• Build and maintain relationships with advisors, founders, management teams and market contacts.
• Work with portfolio company leadership post-investment to support growth initiatives and planning.

Skills

Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

Private Equity

Job description

Investment Manager, Top Mid-Market Private Equity

Location: London

CP16272

The Opportunity

Finatal are partnered with a highly regarded growth-focused private equity investor who are looking to add an Investment Manager to their investment team. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a high-performing platform with substantial capital to deploy, a strong track record of partnering with ambitious founders/management teams, and a clear sector-led investment approach.

The fund invests across Europe into high-quality growth businesses, with a focus on asset-light services businesses. The successful candidate will work closely with senior investors across the full deal lifecycle - from sourcing and evaluation through to execution, value creation work and exit planning.

The Role

• Assessing new investment opportunities across the services landscape.
• Working closely with senior team members to develop investment theses, review market dynamics and form clear views on value creation potential.
• Supporting and coordinating diligence processes, including commercial and financial workstreams, advisor management and preparation of investment materials.
• Reviewing and refining financial analysis and models, ensuring outputs are robust and commercially insightful.
• Helping manage deal processes from initial review through to completion, including work on structuring, financing and transaction documentation.
• Building and maintaining relationships with advisors, founders, management teams and wider market contacts.
• Working with portfolio company leadership teams post-investment to support growth initiatives, track performance and contribute to strategic planning.

The Requirements

• 4-7 years’ total experience across investment banking, corporate finance and/or private equity.
• Strong preference for candidates with exposure to business/financial/tech-enabled services.
• Strong preference for candidates with exposure to mid-market private equity transactions.
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Excellent academic track-record.
• Experience working with management teams, advisors and internal stakeholders.
• High levels of intellectual curiosity, humility and emotional intelligence.
• Ambitious, collaborative and low-ego, with a genuine appetite to contribute to a strong team culture.