Associate, Tier 1 Growth Equity Fund, London, UK - PER, Private Equity Recruitment - #2169119

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About our client

Our client is a world-renowned growth equity fund with a strong track record of backing category-defining technology and tech-enabled companies. With deep expertise in late stage venture and early growth-stage investing, they continue to shape the future of the tech ecosystem and search for companies at the forefront of innovation.

They are looking to hire an associate to join their high-calibre investment team in London to help deploy their recently closed fund in excess of EUR 1bn.

Given their focus on transformative technology businesses, it is essential that you have a genuine passion for start-ups and innovation combined with a strong analytical skillset. What the job involves

• Deal sourcing: you will play a key role in sourcing investments which will include identifying target markets and companies and ultimately speaking and meeting with target company CEOs. As part of your sourcing efforts you will be the point person in representing the fund both on the phone as well as in person. This is a key role not just in finding new investments, but also in representing the client's brand and image to the outside world
• Investment diligence: for both sourced opportunities as well as those that are sourced from partners, you will be part of the team that evaluates and forms an investment recommendation. Typically this will include market and competitive diligence, financial and returns modeling, technical, operational and business model evaluation, and ultimately compiling the full diligence into a complete internal investment memo
• Portfolio management: you will be asked to help in portfolio related activities and projects including financial and KPI performance monitoring, assessing potential acquisition targets, and forecast and budget modeling
• Firm and fund activities: you will have a unique opportunity to help continue to design and improve upon the infrastructure and systems we use to source and evaluate deals including pipeline management with Affinity, information tracking, lead generation, and recruiting

• Full-time experience from leading investment banks or top consulting firms is essential
• Additional operational experience in a start-up or scale-up is advantageous
• Demonstrable interest in technology
• A natural networker with an entrepreneurial mindset
• A passion for start-ups with exciting growth plans