PFG Secondary Analyst
Credit Suisse Alternative Investments (AI) is among the world's leading alternative investment platforms managing more than $155 billion in assets across a comprehensive suite of products, including private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and other alternative asset products. Each of these businesses is among the top performers in its segment. AI also houses the industry's leading placement agencies for private equity and real estate funds on both a primary and secondary basis, as well as a premier fund-linked products business.
The Private Fund Group ("PFG") is the leading global fundraising and advisory group, focused on raising capital within both the primary and secondary markets, with professionals located in New York, London, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Melbourne. The PFG's primary business raises capital for domestic and international direct investment firms (or general partners) focused on a wide range of investment strategies, while the PFG's secondary advisory business develops liquidity solutions for investors in private equity, real estate and illiquid hedge funds. Within the secondary market, our clients include institutions invested in illiquid alternative assets, as well as alternative asset managers seeking restructuring solutions such as spin-outs and reset capital bases. The PFG raises secondary capital from investors worldwide, including secondary fund of funds, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices/high net worth individuals and hedge funds.
PFG secondary analysts are expected to perform at a high level and take the initiative to come up to speed quickly and assume increasing levels of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
The candidate can expect broad exposure to all aspects of the secondary process including:
- Evaluating a prospective client's liquidity needs and providing upfront strategic advice to achieve that client's goals
- Developing creative processes and formulating customized solutions to generate liquidity for illiquid holdings
- Modeling and analyzing return expectations for an underlying illiquid portfolio
- Communicating with, and potentially negotiating with, liquidity providers to maintain attention but also preserve competitive tension
- Limited opportunities to travel and work with a global client base
- Daily client interaction with senior executives and senior members of the PFG
PFG secondary analysts must be high caliber self-starters who possess a strong desire to learn about and understand the dynamics of the private equity industry, the businesses it invests in, and the capital structures used. In addition we are seeking the following:
- Highly motivated bright candidate who wants to become an integral part of a dynamic and fast-growing team
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities
- Clear and concise writing skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and as a team member
- High degree of dedication.
As one of the world's leading financial services group, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has a long tradition of meeting the complex financial needs of a wide range of clients, offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally. The Credit Suisse Group is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Further information can be found at http://www.credit-suisse.com/.
Cultural diversity is essential to our success. As such, we employ people from
more than 100 countries. Credit Suisse empowers employees to work openly and
respectfully with each other and with clients, ultimately striving to deliver superior
results while offering initiatives and programs to assist employees achieve a
healthy work-life balance.
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