Private Equity Senior Associate

Our client is a lower middle market private equity firm based in New York City that makes both minority growth and control investments in partnership with high-quality executives through its “Executive-First” investment strategy.

The firm invests in companies with EBITDA ranging from $3 million to $20 million across a broad range of industries (including B2B, Industrials, Niche Manufacturing, Healthcare and more) with a particular focus on businesses with repeat or recurring revenues. They invest a committed capital fund, comprised of top-tier institutional and sophisticated private investors.

What this Role Offers:

• Fantastic opportunity for growth within the firm
• Opportunity for carried interest at Senior Associate Level
• Interaction with top-tier institutional investors and private LPs
• Exposure to senior team through hands-on approach to entire deal life cycle

What this Role Requires:

• Managing 3rd party service providers
• Evaluating add-on opportunities
• Performing other responsibilities, as necessary
• Sourcing and evaluating prospective CEOs (executive partners)
• Financial modeling and analysis
• Conducting due diligence of potential investment opportunities
• Developing relationships with and working with management
• Portfolio monitoring
• Sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities

The Ideal Candidate:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university
• Strong financial modeling, accounting and due diligence skills
• Knowledge of the deal process
• Has actively participated in closed platform investments
• Minimum four years of work experience with at least two–three years with a private equity firm
• High level of intellectual curiosity and passion for growth within the firm
• Comfortable communicating internally as well as with advisors, management teams and financing sources
• Ability to analyze a wide variety of business models
• Ability to multi-task and work with multiple people
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong work ethic and initiative – self starter