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About our client

Our client is a private equity platform focused on investing in consumer businesses worldwide, including goods & services, hospitality, and consumer technology. The team is seeking to hire two Associates to help accelerate capital deployment across growth and buyout opportunities and support the expansion of portfolio companies.

Investing in growth and buyout opportunities and deploying tickets up to €200Mio, the firm is a differentiated investor which has built a concentrated and high performing portfolio for well over a decade. Taking long term views thanks to a unique structure, their model allows them to act as genuine operators able to capture full value creation opportunities by establishing the time horizon of each investment as a function of the underlying asset and investment thesis.

The ideal candidate will share a passion and vision for driving sustainable growth in consumer businesses. The role requires a strong interest and ideally, experience in this sector, along with a first experience in M&A Advisory and/or management consulting, preferably in FMCG or closely related industries.

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What the job involves

Investment Associates will play a critical role in the end-to-end investment process, including sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing investments. You will work closely with senior team members and portfolio company management teams, supporting the firm’s mission to create long-term value.
 

• Conduct financial modeling, valuation and returns analysis (DCF, LBO, precedent transactions, comparables)
• Support due diligence processes, including commercial, financial, operational and legal workstreams
• Prepare investment memoranda and materials for investment committee approval
• Monitor the performance of portfolio companies through regular reporting and analysis
• Collaborate with management teams on strategic initiatives, value creation plans and bolt-on acquisitions

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Who we are looking for

• First experience in investment banking or management consulting, ideally with an exposure to the consumer sector (FMCG, retail, hospitality, consumer tech)
• Strong analytical, modeling and valuation skills
• Passion for consumer businesses and a deep understanding of market dynamics in the sector
• Excellent project management and communication skills
• Self-starter with a collaborative mindset and high degree of integrity