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Private Equity Real Estate Associate, supporting the VP and investment team on transactions, Value-Add & Opportunistic asset management across existing and new stock in UK & Europe. End-to-end investment, direct real estate, large JV developments (global Top 20 cap partners) and corporate acquisitions to grow AUM - includes AM, re-development and re-positioning.
Client Details
Our client is a top performing Real Estate Private Equity fund with rising two decades of track-record investing across all sectors, including Alternatives and Op-Co's. Now in an exciting period of growth, after a significant equity raise, they are looking to expand their investment team.
Description
- Working closely with the VP, the Head of Acquisitions and the senior leadership team to drive performance across the portfolio and at all stages of the investment cycle.
- Building and managing financial models to analyse new investments, proposed changes to asset and investment business plans and development management decisions.
- Participating in sourcing/origination and DD for acquisitions and subsequent finance.
- Managing and reviewing the work produced by Analysts, acting as a gatekeeper for quality, accuracy and consistency.
- Delivering honest and constructive feedback to Analyst pool.
- Engaging with external stakeholders (brokers & advisors)
- Working collaboratively with Asset Management, Investor Relations and Finance colleagues as well as with external advisors.
- Presenting with clarity, care and attention to detail to the senior leadership team.
- Preparing Investment Memo's for the presentation of acquisitions to IC
- Understanding and tracking key business plan drivers, overall business plan timeline/s, programme, milestones and business plan history to assist in asset/development management decisions
- Preparing and updating investment valuations with historic operating data for investor reporting purposes.
- Creating pitch decks for new business / product development in support of Investor Relations activities.
Profile
The successful Real Estate Associate should have/be:
- Top quality academics
- Minimum 2+ years experience in Investment Banking / PE Real Estate investment roles
- Existing leadership skills with a current track record of managing Investment work of others/a small team of Analysts with the ability to deliver constructive feedback.
- Advanced Financial Modelling / DCF essential
- Strong presentation skills
- Excellent process management
- Strong stakeholder management experience.
- Excellent communication, commercial acumen, judgement and problem solving are essential.
- Current track-record working on Value-Add / Opportunistic deals in both direct real estate and corporate acquisitions across Europe.
- Existing value-add Real Estate Asset / Development Management skills desirable
- Able to demonstrate critical and lateral thinking
- Inquisitive mindset, intellectually curious
- Confidence to ask questions, check investment assumptions and work closely with senior leaders
- Receptive to direct and honest feedback
- Invested in own personal development and continuous improvement with a passion to manage and grow the careers of other investment professionals
- The drive to gain exposure across the entire life-cycle in a PE Real Estate fund.
Job Offer
- Competitive fixed comp + bonus + benefits
