Principal, Secondaries

CPP Investments; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment organization in London is seeking an experienced investment professional to join their Secondaries team. The role involves leading secondary transactions and managing junior team members, requiring significant knowledge in private equity and strong analytical skills. Candidates should have exceptional communication abilities and a collaborative mindset. This position offers exposure to impactful investment opportunities and career development within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Global career development opportunities

Stimulating work environment

Hybrid-flexible work model

Qualifications

• Significant investment experience in private equity, with specific exposure to secondaries.
• Deep understanding of transaction structures and technical nuances.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of secondary transactions including due diligence and financial analysis.
• Drive deal execution and term negotiations.
• Manage junior team members and provide professional development.

Skills

Private equity knowledge

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Job description

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to :

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

Job Description

CPP Investments is seeking an experienced and dynamic investment professional to join our growing Secondaries team in London. Operating with a truly one global team model, our Secondaries professionals collaborate closely across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. As a Principal, you will play a lead role in the execution of private equity secondary investment opportunities across both Europe and North America.

Team Description

The Secondaries group is part of the Funds & Secondaries platform within CPP Investments’ Private Equity Department. We invest directly across the full spectrum of private equity secondaries market including LP-led, GP-led, and structured transactions. The team leverages CPP Investments’ scale, deep and long-standing GP relationships, and a strong track record to build a world-class secondaries investment platform.

Accountabilities

• Lead all aspects of secondary transactions, including due diligence, financial analysis, investment committee materials and discussions
• Drive deal execution, including term negotiations, legal documentation, and closing processes
• Manage and support junior team members in deal execution, providing coaching, feedback, and professional development
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key market participants including GPs, advisors and counterparties
• Actively participate in team meetings, including contributing to discussions and Q&A on deals presented by other team members
• Contribute to the refinement of investment strategy, portfolio management and other firm wide initiatives
• Contribute to a high-performance, collaborative team culture through mentorship, talent development, and active knowledge-sharing
• Represent CPP Investments externally, clearly communicating our strategy and investment approach in the market

Qualifications

• Significant investment experience in private equity, with a strong preference for secondaries-specific exposure
• Deep understanding of the private equity ecosystem, transaction structures and technical nuances of secondary investments
• Exceptional analytical skills and financial modeling capabilities, with a strong grasp of valuation and due diligence processes
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship management skills
• A collaborative mindset as well as commitment to mentoring and developing junior colleagues
• Desire to be based in London and flexibility to travel as needed