Investment Analyst – Tier One Hedge Fund -( Associate to VP Level) recruitment

Our client is a premier hedge fund, based in central London. They manage significant multi-billion assets across a broad range of sectors and adopt both long short and long only investment strategies. The fund has continued to make significant returns for investors and is a private firm, operating a partnership structure.

They are now looking to add an Investment Analyst to their team, who will work on the following:

-          Responsibility for generating investment ideas in equities for the long/ short and long only fund 

-          Equity research of potential investments, writing investment cases

-          Financial modelling, valuation, detailed financial analysis

-          Meeting with management of companies, carrying out fundamental ‘bottom up’ investment research

-          Liaising with fund managers, making recommendations to them and assisting with their investment decisions

They are interested in meeting people who will have a background as follows:

-          Investment bankers with leading firms where you will work in MA

-          Sell side equity research analysts from top investment banks

-          Private equity professionals from one of the major funds

-          Outstanding academic background

-          Be able to convince, at interview, an absolute interest in investing

Candidates will probably have at least between 4 years experience since graduating, although the successful candidate could be at the VP level and have an MBA. We are not interested in those coming from other hedge funds.