Associate, Private Equity

InforCapital, partnership; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Ventures is seeking an Associate for their Private Equity team in Hunt Valley, MD. This role involves working on live transactions, including building financial models and conducting thorough research within targeted industries.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong financial modeling skills and a solid background in investment banking or private equity, contributing to the firm's long-term investment strategies while leading diligence and analytical processes.

Qualifications

• Must have strong financial modeling skills with a focus on LBO and DCF.
• Experience in investment banking or private equity is preferred.
• Capability to lead diligence processes independently.

Responsibilities

• Build LBO, operating, and returns models across various cases.
• Conduct industry and ecosystem research in target verticals.
• Lead financial, commercial, operational, and legal diligence.

Skills

Financial modeling skills (LBO, DCF, comparable companies)

Investment banking or private equity experience

Ability to lead diligence workstreams

Intellectual curiosity

Strong work ethic

Job description

# Associate, Private EquitySinclair VenturesAssociatePrivate EquityFull-timeLocationHunt Valley, United StatesDate PostedJune 15, 2026RegionMarylandStay ahead of the marketGet instant notifications when new job openings matching "Private Equity / Associate jobs in Hunt Valley, United States" are published.## About This RoleSinclair Ventures, the direct investment arm of Sinclair, Inc., is hiring an Associate for its private equity team in Hunt Valley, MD. Sinclair Ventures deploys over $500 million of capital into lower-middle-market control investments, targeting companies generating $15-40 million of EBITDA across essential services businesses. The firm operates with no fund life and no forced exits, enabling a patient, long-term ownership approach focused on real assets, real services, and real cash flow.The Associate serves as the analytical engine of the deal team, with responsibility across the full private equity lifecycle. You will own the financial work on live transactions, lead research that shapes investment theses, and run point on diligence workstreams alongside senior partners, with direct partner exposure throughout.Responsibilities include building and owning LBO, operating, and returns models end-to-end across base, downside, and management cases; conducting industry and ecosystem research in target verticals including water and environmental services, infrastructure services, civil and site work, and industrial manufacturing; leading financial, commercial, operational, and legal diligence and coordinating quality-of-earnings providers, consultants, lenders, and counsel; preparing IC memos, lender materials, and management presentations; and supporting portfolio companies on operating reviews, KPI reporting, and add-on acquisitions. The role also involves building firm infrastructure including pipeline systems, CRM, and diligence templates.Requirements: Strong financial modeling skills (LBO, DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions); prior investment banking or private equity experience; ability to lead diligence workstreams independently; intellectual curiosity and strong work ethic; proven ability to source conviction-backed investment theses in industrial and services verticals.