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Senior Associate, Highly-Specialised Lower Mid-Market Investor, London, UK

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About our client
We are working with a pioneering global private equity fund focused on the food value chain. It invests in the lower mid-market and works closely with its portfolio to guide them through rapid yet sustainable growth. It wants its businesses to become clear industry leaders, and provides patient capital, deep industry expertise and hands-on assistance to achieve outsized returns for all stakeholders. It is looking to add a high-calibre Senior Associate to join its dynamic and lean, hands-on team in London. The candidate will lead day-to-day tasks associated with business development, origination and investment execution and will work closely with the firm’s partners on a global basis.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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The role gives the successful candidate exposure to origination, execution and exit making this a varied role.
What the job involves
- Deal origination and building relationships with potential targets
- Development of investment themes and market research to identify relevant investment opportunities
- Hands-on involvement in transaction execution including all due diligence workstreams
- Assist and/or lead in the preparation of models and/or investment files to be submitted to partners, the investment committee, portfolio companies, or external parties
- Supporting the investment committee on decision making
- Regular travel to the EU and USA


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Who we are looking for
- Experience in strategy consulting in the private equity team, experience in mid-market investment banking or experience in private equity
- Ability to adapt and learn new sectors and markets rapidly
- Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities
- Compelling written and oral communication skills and fluency in English
- Excellent business judgment
- Entrepreneurial and a self-starter, willing to get involved throughout the entire deal process and interact with management teams
- Bachelor’s degree from a top university
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