INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE - FUND OF FUNDS

Job title : INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE - FUND OF FUNDS
Location : London
Reference : 949510
THE SEARCH

​Altus Partners is excited to be working with a leading sovereign wealth fund with close to $400bn of AUM globally, who are looking for an associate to join their Funds and Co-investment team to cover the deal execution and portfolio management of their cross-sector transactions across Europe.

 

THE ROLE:

  • Work predominantly as part of small deal teams to assess and execute Private Equity fund commitments and investments across various strategies, countries and industries

  • Present and defend investment proposals to Investment Committees

  • Help monitor and maintain relationships with existing managers and source potential new fund managers

  • Represent the fund at fund managers’ annual investor meetings and participate in meetings with the leaders of PE firms and the management teams of prospective co-investments

  • Work on special projects typically related to strategy, portfolio planning and portfolio construction

 

THE REQUIREMENTS:

  • A strong academic background

  • 1.5 to 3 years of work experience at a leading investment bank, consulting firm or in the Private Equity industry

  • Ideally the candidate would have had at least some exposure to the Private Equity industry

  • Excellent financial analysis and modelling skills

  • Strong commercial judgment

  • A team-player, with maturity, integrity and the ability to engage with senior counterparties

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

  • Well-organised, hard-working, self-starter, with an ability to work independently