Private Equity Financial Analyst

Private Equity Financial Analyst (Partner Track Position), La Jolla (San Diego), CA

MidRail Holdings LLC, a transportation private equity infrastructure investment fund, seeks a highly skilled and motivated Private Equity Financial Analyst to join our infrastructure investment team.

Excellent opportunity for an individual looking to learn and build a long-term PARTNER track Private Equity career in a relaxed and fun work environment overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, CA.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in all aspects of our private equity investments by researching/due diligence target companies and sectors, performing detailed financial analyses, building extensive/detailed financial models, writing Investment Committee Memos, participating in the entire M&A and post-acquisition portfolio management process, and being involved in all aspects of LP fundraising and private equity funds management.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for candidates with 2-4 years of investment banking experience to further develop their skills within the dynamic private equity field.

This is an ideal position for an entrepreneurial, self-motivated/self-disciplined, and ambitious individual. You will join a small team, work directly with the CEO/President, and be involved in the highest level of interactions, learning, and exposure to senior executives, partners, and counterparties.

Bonus: The position will be in our new La Jolla, CA office. This is an ideal position for an investment banking analyst seeking intellectually engaging work while residing in sunny San Diego with excellent work/life environment, work/beach/surf culture and sunshine throughout the year. Well suited position for someone burnt out from the NY/bulge bracket culture. Normal work hours.

Responsibilities:

• Assist private equity-type due diligence processes – work with operating executives at portfolio companies and outside consultants.
• Build private equity style complex/sophisticated M&A acquisition models.
• Write detailed investment committee memoranda.
• Source investment transactions and build investment thesis around innovative platforms ideas.
• Assist in all aspects of LP fundraising, investor relations and reporting.
• Work on a lean deal team - the entire investment/ M&A process from start to finish.

Required Skills:

·MUST HAVE: Prior 2-4 years of prior investment banking analyst experience at an established investment bank.

·Excellent M&A/corporate finance modeling skills.

·Strong understanding of corporate finance, accounting, and business in general.

·Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to comfortably interact with "C" level and team members professionally.

·Able to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and persuasively both verbally and in writing.

·Exceptionally detail-oriented with an aptitude to synthesize large amounts of information and develop it into financial models.

·Strong problem-solving capability and analytical skills.

Experience and Education:

• MUST HAVE: Prior 2-4 years of prior investment banking analyst experience at an established investment bank.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, economics, finance, economics, or similar degree from a top college; MBA a plus but not required.

Compensation:

$90,000 per annum plus an annual discretionary incentive cash and equity compensation award. This is a partner TRACK position.

About Us:

MidRail is a freight rail private equity asset manager with an operating and sponsor team focused on originating, acquiring, consolidating, and developing integrated rail assets and operations across North America. MidRail intends to acquire and operate private industrial rail operations, short lines, Class I spin-offs, independent rail facilities, operators, and select rail technology businesses. We currently manage and advise approximately $1 billion of AUM and seek to build assets under management to $2-3bn over the next three to five years. Our team has revolutionized railroading. We have the permanent capital to make things happen in the smaller, undercapitalized, and underfollowed segments of freight rail operating businesses. Our team is known for doing what many say, "can't be done." We are specialist railroad investors and operators but are 'Progressive Railroaders' looking for outside-the-box solutions combined with best-in-class practices. Our team is considered one of the premier rail/transportation investment teams in North America often collaborating, competing, and winning against world’s top tier infrastructure private equity investors.