Private Equity Sr. Associate

Description
Monroe Capital is an asset management firm that currently manages more than $12 billion in capital. The Monroe Capital Private Equity Team is seeking a Private Equity Analyst to join our investment team. You will be joining a fast-growing team with significant dry powder and an active mandate to deploy capital. The position will be based in Chicago, where the firm is headquartered.
As part of the team, the Analyst will be involved in all aspects of the investment process from thematic sector research to investment diligence to working with portfolio company management teams to drive the value creation process. As a small team, we rely on each member of the deal team to play an outsized role and pride ourselves on the broad exposure and opportunities for development and growth available. You will have the opportunity to play a meaningful role in investment decisions, portfolio company strategy and the growth of our team.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review investment opportunities and prepare memos for the Investment Committee
• Assist in the negotiation of transaction related documents
• Work with portfolio company management teams and Boards of Directors on various initiatives to drive value and earnings growth
• Provide other critical diligence materials including informative analytics (quantitative and qualitative) and background research
• Support investments team in sourcing new opportunities
• Manage and coordinate the pipeline of deal opportunities
• Support a collegial and non-hierarchical senior team
• Perform financial analyses and build detailed financial and operating models

Requirements

• Strong accounting, finance, modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills supported by a high proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• 1-2 years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, or management consultancy, preferably with M&A experience
• Willingness to work in a flat team environment with dynamic roles
• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to professional development
• Bachelor's degree with a competitive GPA from an academically respected university

Additional Information

• Compensation: Competitive cash and bonus with opportunity for further upside based on performance

Monroe Capital LLC
Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing. Since 2004, the firm has provided private credit solutions to borrowers in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe’s middle market lending platform provides debt financing to businesses, special situation borrowers, and private equity sponsors. Investment types include cash flow, enterprise value and asset-based loans; unitranche financings; and equity co-investments. Monroe is committed to being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, senior management, and private equity and independent sponsors. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.
Monroe has been recognized by Creditflux as the 2019 Best US Direct Lending Fund; Global M&A Network as the 2019 Small Middle Markets Lender of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2018 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year; M&A Advisor as the 2016 Lender Firm of the Year; and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2015 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year. For more information, please visit www.monroecap.com.