US Private Equity Research Consultant recruitment
The research consultant will gather, analyze, and disseminate information regarding all aspects of U.S. private equity, including markets, strategies, and managers. The research consultant is part of a highly collaborative five-person team responsible for producing research on the U.S. private equity market, strategies, and managers. Part of the role is identifying and vetting high-quality investment strategies, firms, and funds, monitoring firms that are investing for our clients, and serving as a firm resource.
Job Responsibilities
- Along with the team, serve as a primary point of contact and interaction for private equity investment managers. Coordinate and attend meetings, and produce written assessments and facilitate flow of manager information internally.
- Actively monitor and evaluate managers on an ongoing basis, attend annual meetings. Produce written assessments as part of ongoing monitoring and evaluation for firm use.
- Conduct manager due diligence, which includes in-person meetings, organization and strategy evaluation, performance analysis and evaluation, reference calls, and business terms review. Produce written due diligence reports summarizing findings for firm use.
- Track and analyze industry trends and information. Produce written industry assessments for firm use.
- Participate on a firm-wide Research Committee to discuss evaluations of markets, strategies, and managers and determine research plans and priorities.
- Collaborate with broader Cambridge Associates research organization and consulting staff.
- Participate in marketing presentations when appropriate.
Qualifications
- MBA or CFA strongly preferred.
- Minimum two to four years' related investment experience and familiarity with private investments preferred.
- Demonstrated analytical skills and strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work independently and under time constraints.
- Ability to assign priorities to multiple requests for information, while ensuring integrity, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data.
February 4, 2012
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