Private Equity Strategy Associate - Diligence & Growth

McKinsey & Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in London seeks a candidate for the Private Capital practice to work directly with private equity clients and their portfolio companies. You will join teams typically 3-5 consultants handling diligence, value creation topics, and exits to deliver high-impact results.

You will gain structured training, mentoring, and diverse project exposure across industries, with a focus on leadership development and rigorous problem solving within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or master’s degree with between 3-5 years of full-time working experience after completing your undergraduate degree
• Previous experience in a PE firm with exposure to transactions and/or strategy consulting experience serving PE clients
• Investor mindset and strong interest in Private Equity
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
• Capability to drive an independent workstream in the context of a broader team project
• Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations
• Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis
• Language fluency skills, both verbally and in writing, in English

Responsibilities

• Join the Private Capital practice in our London office to work in teams and directly with our clients.
• Work in teams of typically 3-5 consultants to support private investor clients and their portfolio companies throughout the deal lifecycle, including diligence, value creation topics and exit support.
• Assess and identify market attractiveness, provide targeted information and specialized financial analysis on potential acquisitions, prepare and deliver high-impact verbal and written communication of your synthesized findings.
• Work directly with some portfolio companies on their value creation agenda, spanning topics, and be a subject matter expert on topics related to our service to investors.
• Collaborate with the wider McKinsey network, including industry and functional experts, data scientists, researchers, software and app designers.
• Receive training and coaching on problem structuring, synthesis, teamwork, client relationships, and leadership development.

Skills

PE experience

Investor mindset

English fluency

Team collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Quantitative thinking

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree or master’s degree

Job description

McKinsey & Company in London seeks a candidate for the Private Capital practice to work directly with private equity clients and their portfolio companies. You will join teams typically 3-5 consultants handling diligence, value creation topics, and exits to deliver high-impact results.

You will gain structured training, mentoring, and diverse project exposure across industries, with a focus on leadership development and rigorous problem solving within a fast-paced environment.