PE Secondaries, Investment Analyst

Arkesden Partners Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkesden Partners Ltd in London is expanding its Private Equity Secondaries team and is seeking an Investment Analyst to join a fast-growing, pan-European platform. The role offers broad exposure to diverse secondaries strategies, including GP-led situations, continuation funds and complex LP portfolio restructurings.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of M&A experience from a top-tier bank, strong financial modelling, analytical rigour and a clear investment mindset, plus the ability to think

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of M&A experience in a top-tier bank.
• Strong financial modelling skills and analytical rigour.
• Commercial judgement and an intent to pursue secondary investments.

Skills

M&A experience

Financial modelling

Analytical rigour

Investment mindset

Commercial judgement

Job description

Our client are a leading global PE Secondaries investor and one of the fastest growing Private Capital firms globally, with offices across London and North America, and are looking to expand their PE Secondaries team in London at the Investment Analyst level. This team has >$20bn in AUM, with significant fresh capital available for deployment in Europe, and have an extensive track record across a range of secondaries deal structures globally, including both dynamic GP-led situations and complex LP portfolio structures. Their senior team have a market leading track record of over 20 years of secondaries investing, and are able to execute investments with funds ranging extensively in size (from Growth-Large Cap), sector (agnostic), geography (pan-European) and strategy (buyout, growth, special sits, etc), giving this role incredible breadth of focus.

Job Highlights:

• Opportunity to work in one of the most dynamic, exciting and forward thinking secondary investors in Europe.
• Ability to execute the full range of secondary transactions, from GP-led situations and continuation funds to fund restructurings and strip-sales.
• Chance to be a part of the growth and sophistication of the Secondaries PE industry while working on new and ever-evolving transaction structures.
• Exceptionally high deal flow, benefiting from working in the fastest growing and most dynamic area of PE, with deal volume only increasing in current market conditions.
• Extremely diverse and broad deal range, working with a generalist sector focus across the European geography.
• Birds-eye position within the European PE landscape.
• Exposure to complex and quirky areas of finance.
• Significant fresh capital available to invest from day 1.
• Lean team structure, high levels of responsibility from the associate level upward, and proven track record of progression and internal upward mobility.

Requirements:

• 1-2 years' M&A experience in a top tier investment bank.
• Strong motivations for wanting to be part of the secondary PE investments space.
• Strong financial modelling skills, analytical rigour and investment mindset.
• Ability to think outside of the box and show strong commercial judgement.