Senior Associate/AVP - PE

Merak Capital; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Merak Capital seeks an experienced Senior Associate AVP to join its deals team in shaping the full-cycle investment process for the ZYA PE Fashion Fund. The role emphasizes sourcing proprietary opportunities, executing transactions, and delivering rigorous due diligence and investment memos to Investment Committee members.

The candidate should bring 5–7 years in PE/IB with fashion-luxury exposure, strong modelling skills (LBO/DCF), and a proven deal leadership record to drive value across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or related field.
• Master's degree or professional certification preferred.
• 5–7 years of experience in direct PE Investment, M&A, or IB with focus on fashion, luxury, retail, D2C, beauty, or related field.
• Proven track record leading transactions $20M within funds managing $1B AUM.
• Advanced modelling (LBO, DCF, sensitivities), valuation, structuring and term-sheet negotiation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Own deal sourcing strategy and establish new sources of proprietary deal flow.
• Lead and oversee the deal execution process.
• Conduct in-depth commercial financial and operational due diligence with internal teams and external advisors.
• Develop detailed investment memos and presentations for Investment Committee discussions.
• Build and maintain a strong network of industry contacts deal sources advisors and entrepreneurs to support proactive origination.
• Participate in negotiation and execution of investment transactions coordinating with legal and regulatory advisors.
• Monitor deal pipelines maintain transaction records and support internal investment reporting processes.
• Collaborate with the broader investment team on sector research and thematic sourcing to identify high-potential opportunities.
• Develop junior team members through coaching mentoring and performance management.

Skills

Deal sourcing

Deal execution

Due diligence

Investment memos

Networking

Negotiation

Financial modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/economics

Master's degree or professional certification (preferred)

Tools

Excel modelling

DCF/LBO modelling

PowerPoint

Job description

We re looking for an experienced Senior Associate AVP with experience in the fashion retail industry to join our deals team where you will play a vital role in the full-cycle deal process The role will focus on the ZYA PE Fashion Fund

Responsibilities

• Own deal sourcing strategy and establish new sources of proprietary deal flow
• Lead and oversee the deal execution process
• Conduct in-depth commercial financial and operational due diligence working closely with internal teams and external advisors
• Develop detailed investment memos and presentations for Investment Committee discussions
• Build and maintain a strong network of industry contacts deal sources advisors and entrepreneurs to support proactive origination
• Participate in negotiation and execution of investment transactions coordinating with legal and regulatory advisors
• Monitor deal pipelines maintain transaction records and support internal investment reporting processes
• Collaborate with the broader investment team on sector research and thematic sourcing to identify high-potential opportunities
• Develop junior team members through coaching mentoring and performance management

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in business, economics, or related field.
• Master s degree or professional certification is preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience in a direct PE Investment, M&A, or IB role with a focus on fashion, luxury, retail, D2C, beauty, or related field.
• Proven track record in leading transactions $20M within funds managing $1B AUM.
• Advanced modelling (LBO, DCF, sensitivities), valuation, structuring and term-sheet negotiation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated.