Richmond Capital
Investment Associate - Hotels
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Investment Associate - Hotels
London, United Kingdom
Circa £90K - £110K + Bonus + Benefits
5 days in the office
Our client is seeking an ambitious Investment Associate to join its growing hotel investment platform. This is an exceptional opportunity for an analytically strong investment professional to work alongside a highly experienced team responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing hotel investments across Europe.
Over recent years, the platform has evolved significantly, transitioning from a traditional owner-investor model into a sophisticated investment platform capable of deploying both proprietary and third-party capital. Today, the business combines institutional investment discipline with the agility of an entrepreneurial owner, offering employees direct exposure to acquisitions, investment committees, ownership, and senior decision-makers from the outset.
This role is designed for someone who already possesses a strong investment banking foundation and is looking to move into principal investing. Whilst previous hotel experience is not essential, a genuine interest in operational real estate and hospitality, coupled with exceptional financial modelling skills and intellectual curiosity, will be key to success.
What you'll do
- Working as part of the hotel investment team, you will support the underwriting, execution, and management of acquisitions across multiple European markets.
- Build detailed financial models, analyse investment opportunities, undertake commercial due diligence, and prepare investment papers for presentation to senior leadership and investment committees.
- Work across the full transaction lifecycle, collaborating with internal asset management, operations, finance, and commercial teams, alongside external advisers, lenders, and legal counsel to deliver complex hotel acquisitions and strategic investment opportunities.
- As the platform continues to expand, you will gain exposure to investments funded through both proprietary capital and institutional joint venture structures, providing a breadth of experience rarely found within traditional investment businesses.
- Unlike many investment firms, our client also operates its own hotel platform, giving investment professionals direct insight into operational performance and value creation beyond acquisition.
- The successful candidate will work closely with the wider investment leadership team, with regular exposure to CEO and the ownership group. The structure is intentionally lean, allowing Associates to take meaningful responsibility early in their careers while learning directly from highly experienced investors.
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What you'll need
- Approximately 2–4 years' experience within a leading Investment Bank, Real Estate Investment Banking team, Corporate Finance advisory business, or principal investment platform.
- Strong real estate transaction experience with the ability to independently build complex financial models from first principles.
- Excellent understanding of valuation methodologies, investment analysis, cash flow modelling, and commercial real estate fundamentals.
- Ability to explain not only how a model works, but why assumptions have been made and the commercial implications behind them.
- Outstanding academic credentials with a degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Fluent English together with at least one additional European language. German, Polish, Italian, or other European languages would be highly advantageous.
- Strong commercial judgement and exceptional attention to detail.
- Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and eager to take ownership from day one.
- Collaborative, humble, and team-oriented, with a willingness to support colleagues and contribute to a high-performing culture.
- A genuine interest in hospitality and operational real estate, with the desire to build a long-term career within hotel investing.
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About the company
Our client is one of Europe's largest privately owned real estate investment businesses. Over recent years, the platform has evolved into a sophisticated investment business deploying both proprietary and institutional capital across a diverse portfolio of hospitality assets throughout Europe.
Today, the business owns and operates approximately 130 hotels through an integrated investment and operating platform, combining acquisition expertise with in-house operational capabilities. With nearly 100 operational professionals supporting the hotel platform, investment professionals benefit from an unusually close connection between underwriting, ownership, and asset performance.
The culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and ambitious. Hierarchies are intentionally flat, responsibility is earned quickly, and individuals who demonstrate initiative and technical excellence are given significant exposure to senior leadership and ownership from the beginning of their careers.
Interview Process
- Stage One: Cultural and competency interview
- Stage Two: Two-hour financial modelling exercise followed by presentation and technical discussion
- Stage Three: Final in-person interview with CEO
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To be considered for this Search please apply using the Apply button or please email your CV to mary.croydon@richmond-capital.co.uk
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