Sponsor M&A Associate — GP-Led Secondary Advisory

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in New York, NY is seeking an analyst within the Sponsor M&A Group to support GP-led secondary transactions and related advisory work. You will help prepare client materials, perform due diligence, and build financial models for potential investments and continuations.

The role involves assisting in capital-raising logistics, organizing investor meetings, and maintaining databases, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and analytical rigor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with outstanding academic achievement.
• Strong presentation, communication, and writing skills.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Highly collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• Strong quantitative/analytical background; modeling/valuation helpful.
• Interest in private equity and alternative investments.

Responsibilities

• Execute secondary transactions with senior professionals at all deal stages.
• Prepare presentation materials tailored for prospective clients.
• Conduct due diligence using financial and industry analyses.
• Create transaction marketing materials: models, investor decks, CIMs, process letters.
• Support capital-raising logistics and investor due diligence, manage online data rooms, coordinate meetings.
• Maintain multiple information databases and monitor market data.

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Quantitative/analytical

Interest in private equity

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Goldman Sachs in New York, NY is seeking an analyst within the Sponsor M&A Group to support GP-led secondary transactions and related advisory work. You will help prepare client materials, perform due diligence, and build financial models for potential investments and continuations.

The role involves assisting in capital-raising logistics, organizing investor meetings, and maintaining databases, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and analytical rigor.