Job Purpose
The Investment Associate/ Analyst shall support the Investments department. Geographic region shall be Asia, including India. The role shall include execution of investment transactions in the region, with a focus on oversight of ongoing due diligence exercises, initiation, and maintenance of detailed financial models, and ensuring smooth deal closure.
Additional responsibilities shall include cooperation with Integration teams post-deal closure, transfer of necessary diligence findings and relationships to integration managers as well as the relevant Finance and Operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform first-cut analysis of new transaction proposals for senior team members including deal summaries, initial modelling, and pricing/ IRR output.
- Maintain pipeline transactions database, including latest deal updates.
- Create and maintain detailed financial models for each proposed acquisition within the Asia region. Update as needed during and after deal closure.
- Assist in selection and onboarding of due diligence vendors.
- Oversee and review due diligence vendor workstreams for ongoing transactions.
- Escalate any red flag findings and important financial outcomes to senior managers.
- Assist in transaction completion, including documentation, tracking conditions precedent and conditions subsequent, and funding of transactions.
- Coordinate between in-house integration teams, target personnel, and due diligence providers to transfer appropriate findings, relationships to allow seamless transition of systems and processes after deal closure.
Interaction
- Works closely with other functional areas, specially finance and integration teams, as well as key operational managers to understand potential post-acquisition synergies and competency gaps within acquisition targets.
- Builds strong networks and maintains good working relationships with internal and external partners to keep abreast of the current business climate and macroeconomic trends.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Degree or higher qualification in accountancy, economics, finance, or capital markets
Experience
- 3-5 years of experience in M&A/ Investment Banking/ Financial Advisory, with focus on Private Equity investments.
- Experience in investments in the education industry desirable but not critical.
Working Days
- 5.5 working days.
- On-site
