Investment Associate - Growth Equity

Overview of the role:

• Sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities;
• Conducting diligence of investment opportunities through analysis of business models, performance and strategic plans;
• Structuring and executing deals;
• Implementing Value Creation Plans or projects in portfolio companies.

Duties and responsibilities 

• The Investment Associate will have the opportunity to grow into responsibilities across the entire investment lifecycle from sourcing to dealmaking to working directly with our portfolio companies, therefore building a valuable, well-rounded, skillset;
• Assist in building an investment thesis across our verticals;
• Assist in the sourcing of VC-style deals, frequently meeting with new companies; 
• Perform quantitative (e.g., financial modelling, terminal value modelling, unit economics modelling) and qualitative research and analysis of private investment opportunities (VC and PE-style);
• Assist in the diligence of investment opportunities to ensure an attractive risk return profile; Participate in investment decision-making, both from a memo-writing perspective and as a thought partner in the decision-making process; Participate in presentations to the Investment Committee;
• Manage internal and external stakeholders and escalation of information and decisions.

Required qualifications

• High intellectual standards and strong ethical and moral compass at all times;
• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (for example Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics);
• 2 to 6 years relevant work experience (e.g., top-tier management consulting, investment banking, private equity, venture capital);
• Strong computer skills required and full proficiency in Microsoft Excel including: 
• Ability to create a working 3-statements financial model;
• Ability to create a simple leveraged buyout model, and sensitivities;
• Ability to create a unit economics model;
• Strong organisational skills needed along with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines with accuracy;
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with proven ability to independently propose analytical pathways and execute;
• An entrepreneurial perspective on value creation. A deep curiosity with business, technology, trends, and financial structuring.