Job vacancy Senior Associate

Client is a private equity firm headquartered in the UAE - primarily focused on direct investment opportunities to create concentrated portfolios of essential service-based businesses in globally. They're approach is mainly build-and-buy strategies, pursuing long term ownership in emerging emerging and frontier markets. In doing so, they have managed to, scale, and innovate to build enduring businesses.

• Profile investment themes and approaches and take a leading role in research and analysis on prospective investments
• Lead and oversee key functions of a transaction including financial modeling, investor presentations, due diligence frameworks (financial, legal, operations, insurance, benefits, IT, and HR), and lender presentations
• Coordinate the execution of investment transactions across all parties involved (e.g. legal counsel, third-party diligence providers, investors, internal operations, and portfolio company management)
• Assist in negotiations with potential partners including, but not limited to letters of intent, purchase agreements, credit agreements, and executive employment agreements
• Develop trust-based counselling relationships with portfolio executives and senior leadership
• Monitor performance and risk profile of existing portfolio investments
• Key participant in preparing and presenting deal information, by stage, to the investment committee
• Create and maintain deal flow databases by identifying potential targets and preparing company specific due diligence reports and analysis
• Conduct market and industry research, while qualifying investment opportunities and providing rolling updates
• Mentor and train analysts and associates in developing financial and valuation models
• Stay informed on capital market dynamics, provide appropriate information for disclosure, keep tracking policies and regulatory compliance's
• Engage, prepare and participate in board meetings of Portfolio Companies
• Ensure the maintenance of ongoing relationships with external investors and partners
• Support fund raising effort by building investor relationships
• Prepare and review investment memos, term sheets, letters of intent and present investment opportunities/findings to the Access team and investors

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• 4 - 6 year's total work experience
• MBA, CFA or Bachelors from a top tier university (preferred)
• Strong M&A and deal execution experience from a top investment bank and private equity/venture capital firm
• Outstanding financial modelling and analytical skills
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and capital structure
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to comfortably interact with senior management (internal & external)
• Appetite to become a subject matter expert in broad and diverse industries