Top Ranked Associate to join Private Equity recruitment

We are currently working with the London team of a global Mid – Large Cap Private Equity Investment fund. The firm have offices across the US, Asian and European markets and have a particular focus on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and distressed investments. Industries targeted for investment are broad and diverse, with no particular industry excluded from consideration. Investments have included companies in paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and e-commerce, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial, among others.

The fund as a whole has a strong track record with repeated Investment from their backers across the markets. They are currently mid-way through investing their current fund with plans to start fund raising for their next fund towards the end of 2012. This role is a great opportunity to join a growing team with the prospect after a few months to be part of the next round of fund raising.

Arkesden Partners have been mandated by the London arm of the fund to search for a top ranked Associate to join their Investment team to work across the full range of an Investment cycle.

You would be working across every facet of the investment and advisory life cycle given the small nature of the team. Therefore this role will deliver a very high level of responsibility and client facing time from day one. You will be meeting and advising clients from an early stage and each day will bring quite different challenges and roles. Therefore you will need to be very smart, dynamic and have an ability to advise both your peers and clients of your thoughts and opinions in a clear and concise manner.

Requirements:

• 2-4 years of London based Bulge Bracket Corporate Finance Experience

• University degree from a leading institution with a 2:1 or equivalent result.

• A second European language skill is essential (preference towards German)

• Extensive DCF/ valuation modelling Experience

The team are looking to hire an Associate as soon as possible to enable the successful candidate chance to learn the markets ahead of fund raising. The interview rounds will be a standard 3-4 stages with modelling tests included.