Investment Associate - Growth Equity - eFinancialCareers - #2120189

Overview of the role:

1. Sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities;
2. Conducting diligence of investment opportunities through analysis of business models, performance and strategic plans;
3. Structuring and executing deals;
4. Implementing Value Creation Plans or projects in portfolio companies.

Duties and responsibilities

1. The Investment Associate will have the opportunity to grow into responsibilities across the entire investment lifecycle from sourcing to dealmaking to working directly withour portfolio companies, therefore building a valuable, well-rounded, skillset;
2. Assist in building an investment thesis across our verticals;
3. Assist in the sourcing of VC-style deals, frequently meeting with new companies;
4. Perform quantitative (e.g., financial modelling, terminal value modelling, unit economics modelling) and qualitative research and analysis of private investment opportunities (VC and PE-style);
5. Assist in the diligence of investment opportunities to ensure an attractive risk return profile; Participate in investment decision-making, both from a memo-writing perspective and as a thought partner in the decision-making process;
6. Participate in presentations to the Investment Committee;
7. Manage internal and external stakeholders and escalation of information and decisions.

Required qualifications

1. High intellectual standards and strong ethical and moral compass at all times;
2. Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (for example Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics);
3. 3 to 6 years relevant work experience (e.g., top-tier Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Private / Growth Equity, Venture Capital, Leveraged Finance / Private Credit);
4. Strong computer skills required and full proficiency in Microsoft Excel including:
5. Ability to create a working 3-statements financial model;
6. Ability to create a simple leveraged buyout model, and sensitivities;
7. Ability to create a unit economics model;
8. Strong organisational skills needed along with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines with accuracy;
9. Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with proven ability to independently propose analytical pathways and execute;
10. An entrepreneurial perspective on value creation. A deep curiosity with business, technology, trends, and financial structuring.