Private Equity Analyst: Diligence, Modeling & Market Insights

StepStone Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Group seeks a Private Equity Analyst to engage broadly in the private equity industry, including manager and fund diligence for the advisory practice and diligence for asset management lines such as co-investment and secondaries.

The role involves financial modeling, market research, and portfolio analysis, with responsibilities to prepare memos and present recommendations to the Investment Committee.

Qualifications

• Excellent quantitative skills including financial modeling and valuation.
• Strong risk/reward understanding and sound investment judgement.
• Self-starter with ability to conduct research and find solutions.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to present ideas effectively.
• Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and conduct due diligence on private equity fund managers, co-investments, and secondaries.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative research and financial modeling/analysis on companies and assets.
• Interact with fund managers and portfolio company management for underwriting and analysis.
• Analyze PPMs, financial statements, and investment returns.
• Conduct reference calls as part of due diligence.
• Perform market research to identify macroeconomic trends across sectors.
• Prepare due diligence materials and Investment Committee memos.
• Present recommendations to the investment team and Investment Committee.
• Monitor the performance of existing investments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Quantitative analysis

Investment judgement

Effective communication

Multi-tasking

Team orientation

MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree (Spring 2025)

Job description

StepStone Group seeks a Private Equity Analyst to engage broadly in the private equity industry, including manager and fund diligence for the advisory practice and diligence for asset management lines such as co-investment and secondaries.

The role involves financial modeling, market research, and portfolio analysis, with responsibilities to prepare memos and present recommendations to the Investment Committee.