Private Equity Investments Analyst (Co-Investments)

What you'd do

• Partner with other members of the team to assist with investment transactions from start to finish, including screening opportunities, conducting due diligence, preparing investment recommendations, and monitoring investments post-close.
• Due diligence process includes understanding company business models, researching industry and competitive landscape, assessing sponsor fit, analyzing valuation, and reviewing all third-party diligence reports.
• Build and modify models for investment program cash flow projection, fund cash flow and return analysis, and co-investment return and sensitivity analyses.
• Prepare investment memorandums along with due diligence findings and present to internal committees and clients as needed.
• Partner with legal counsel to review deal terms, negotiate and execute investment transactions.
• Facilitate internal deal allocation and closing process.
• Monitor and report on company/portfolio performance and draft investor communications, including periodic updates on company/portfolio performance, and facilitating dialogue as needed.
• Support fundraising efforts for private equity separate account mandates and commingled funds.
• Assist with special projects (business development, investor relations, etc.) on an as-needed basis

What they want

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics with outstanding academic credentials
• 1 - 2 years of professional experience in private equity, investment banking or consulting/advisory.
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
• Strong financial modeling skills with knowledge of leveraged buyouts and private equity transactions
• Exceptional critical thinking, quantitative and analytical skills
• Superior organization, decision making and problem solving skills
• Outstanding project management skills and the ability to work effectively in a deal teams, often on several transactions or potential opportunities simultaneously, under tight deadlines
• Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects and work both independently and as a productive member of project teams
• Desire to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial organization
• High degree of integrity

About GCM Grosvenor · Co-Investments

GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $97 billion in assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. The firm has specialized in alternatives for more than 54 years and has a diverse, engaged team of approximately 560 professionals serving a global client base.