Investment Analyst – Edinburgh, Glasgow or Leeds based Venture Capital fund

Job title : Investment Analyst – Edinburgh, Glasgow or Leeds based Venture Capital fund
Location : Edinburgh
Contact : Sam Block
Call : Sam
Email : email Sam
Reference : 1554089

​THE SEARCH:

Altus Partners has been retained on a search by a market leading Venture capital fund that focuses on investing across the North of England, Ireland and Scotland, with several offices in the regions.  

The fund has recently raised its newest VC fund and will target investments at the Seed to Series A stage, with top quartile returns, across the technology space. It is looking for an Investment Analyst to join its team and allow for its continued growth.  This role can be based in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Leeds and the fund is looking for someone with experience coming from Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, Growth Capital, a Start Up, Consulting or Investment Banking.

 

THE ROLE:

  • Managing high quality deal flow, including originating new investment opportunities, and managing inbound applications;

  • Managing cash drawdowns ahead of transaction completion and liaising with respective stakeholders in the process;

  • Conducting detailed due diligence on prospective investment opportunities;

  • Producing high quality, detailed Investment Committee papers and supporting documents in a timely manner;

  • Completing periodic portfolio valuation, investor reporting and other tasks to meet internal and external deadlines;

  • Supporting the wider business teams across investment, investment administration, investor relations & marketing and finance, on mission-critical and ad-hoc projects.

 

THE REQUIREMENTS:

  • A bachelor’s or master’s degree in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM), or finance, economics or accounting.

  • 1-3 years’ professional experience within an investment bank, accountancy firm (transaction services or corporate finance teams) or management consultancy, or venture capital, growth or private equity firm.