Senior Private Equity Analyst recruitment

Ekistics Property Advisors LLP (“Ekistics”), the UK based, advisor to a real estate private equity fund with USD 100m of firm equity commitments, is seeking a Senior Analyst.

This person will be principally responsible for the financial analysis and evaluation of European commercial real estate investments. This person should be familiar with and capable of modelling basic financing structures including senior debt, intermediate capital instruments (including mezzanine debt and preference shares) and equity participations. Further, this person should have an advanced knowledge of Excel and Power Point. In addition, this person should have the ability to manage transaction and investment execution processes which involve 3rd party finance providers and professional service providers. Finally, Ekistics is a small team environment; as such this person must be able to present his or her findings coherently and succinctly both within the team and, when required,to Partners of Ekistics and Investors in funds advised by Ekistics.

This senior analyst's analytic responsibilities will include:

  1. Credit analysis
  2. Cashflow modelling of lease structures and operating companies
  3. Determination and modelling of key investment value drivers
  4. Sector specific market analysis
  5. Transaction execution
  6. Assisting in investor report preparation

This senior analyst's financing responsibilities will include:

  1. Detailed cash flow modelling of financing structures
  2. Modelling financing terms and conditions and determining their effect on investment valueand cash flow
  3. Modelling swaps and other derivative/hedging structures
  4. Ability to understand tax driven acquisition structures and model cash flows accordingly

Preferred candidates are likely to possess:

  1. Up to three years of experience in financial services dealing extensively with quantitative and qualitative analysis within a delivery oriented environment – candidates with more experience are welcome to apply as well.
  2. A track record of high academic achievement
  3. An interest in commercial real estate. However, direct real estate investment experience is not required
  4. An interest in financial markets
  5. Demonstrated ability to structure and execute transactions and investments which involve third party finance providers as well as professional services providers.

Ekistics is the FSA registered UK advisor to Ekistics Property Investors 1 LP (the “Fund”). The Fund has USD 100m of committed equity and is focussed on investment into real estate strategies offering superior risk adjusted returns across the capital structure, with a primary concentration on yield driven strategies.

Learn more about Ekistics at www.ekisticsproperty.com

Ekistics is an equal opportunities employer. Ekistics will not tolerate discrimination based upon, inter alia, disability, marital or civil parthership, parental status, race (which means colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins), sex, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs,membership of trades unions or age (this is not an exhaustive list). Ekistics will make decisions without reference to discriminatory criteria.

Ekistics Property Advisors LLP is registered with the Financial Services Authority with firm reference number 502532.