Investment Manager, Successful Lower Mid-Market Private Equity Investor, London, UK

Navy Exchange Service Command; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based private equity firm seeks to enhance its investment team by hiring individuals with strong financial and analytical skills. The successful candidate will engage in sourcing and evaluating investments, conducting due diligence, and preparing investment papers. This role is ideal for those with transactional experience in private equity, corporate finance, or related fields, who thrive in a small entrepreneurial team.

Qualifications

• Transactional experience from private equity or corporate finance.
• Strong analytical skills, including financial modelling experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and present potential investments.
• Support investment process through financial modelling and due diligence.
• Prepare detailed investment papers.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Commercial acumen

Team working

Education

ACA or equivalent qualification

Top academic credentials

Job description

About our client

Our client is an independent, London-based private equity firm that invests in management buyouts across the UK lower mid-market. They have a long and successful track record investing up to £20m in UK based SMEs, partnering with founders and management teams to grow and develop businesses into larger, higher quality, market or sector-leading companies.

Their experienced and dynamic team are all based in London, although they invest right across the UK. With a growing portfolio and active deal pipeline, they are looking to add ambitious, high-quality individuals to their investment team who have proven financial and analytical skills and transaction experience in our market segment in the UK. What the job involves

• Working as part of the investment team to source, evaluate and present potential investments
• Supporting their team to implement the investment process: financial modelling, due diligence, negotiation, and execution
• Taking specific responsibility for workstreams on transactions
• Preparing detailed investment papers detailing the investment case
• Working closely with their portfolio assets post-investment

Who we are looking for

• Transactional experience in their market segment either from within the private equity industry; corporate finance or transaction support/FDD in an accounting firm
• Top academic credentials and professional qualifications (ACA or equivalent qualification desirable)
• Excellent commercial acumen to understand markets and businesses; and strong analytical skills including financial modelling experience
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills which enable you to build rapport with management teams and colleagues
• An ability to thrive in a small entrepreneurial team environment

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