Fund Raising Analyst – Leading private funds group recruitment

Our client is one of the leading players in the European private equity fund raising arena and enjoys an exceptional reputation. The team raises capital for funds following a variety of strategies across the European buyout space, real estate and infrastructure.

The successful candidate will participate in the entire fund raising process and will be given considerable responsibility at an early stage. They will be involved in offering strategic advice on fund raising and market insight to General Partners, marketing funds to Limited Partners (LPs) and, over time, will develop their own investor network, taking responsibility for managing relationships with LPs.

Suitable individuals for this position will be working at Analyst level within either the corporate finance department of a top tier investment bank or boutique advisory firm (within mergers acquisitions or leveraged finance) or the private equity due diligence team of a premier strategy consulting firm.  Candidates must be mature and confident interacting at a senior level. They must have exceptional communication and presentation skills as they will be expected to play an active role in meetings with senior private equity professionals and potential investors from the outset. Candidates must be tenacious and entrepreneurial, and should want to work in a dynamic and target oriented environment.  In order to apply you should have an excellent academic background, ideally with a degree in a business related or numerate discipline.  The ability to speak another European language fluently would be highly advantageous and all candidates must speak English to native standard.