Private Equity Analyst
StepStone Group is a global private markets specialist delivering tailored investment solutions and advisory services. The Private Equity Analyst will engage in various areas of the private equity industry, including due diligence for advisory and asset management practices, as well as financial modeling and market research.
Responsibilities
- Work in a team environment with other investment team members to source, screen, and conduct due diligence on select private equity fund managers, co-investments, and secondaries
- Perform quantitative and qualitative research and financial modeling/analysis on companies and assets across industries and geographies
- Interact with fund managers/portfolio company management teams to conduct in-depth portfolio and asset-level underwriting and analysis
- Analyze PPMs, financial statements, and investment returns
- Conduct reference calls as a part of manager and asset due diligence
- Perform market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of industry sectors
- Prepare due diligence materials and Investment Committee memos
- Present recommendations to the investment team and the Firm’s Investment Committee
- Monitor the performance of the Firm’s existing investments
Skills
- Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future
- 1 year of investment banking, consulting, and/or private equity experience
- GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Excellent quantitative skills, including financial modeling, analytical and valuation skills for purpose of evaluating investment opportunities
- Strong sense of risk/reward trade-offs, and an ability to display sound investment judgement
- Self-starter, with strong ability to think creatively and conduct research to find solutions
- Ability to communicate and present ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Capable of multi-tasking with strong attention to detail
- Promote and demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude, with desire to work on various projects
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel
- Fluent (written and spoken) English
Benefits
- Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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