Equity Capital Solutions Professional

Job Description

Private Equity Associate | Pearse Partners

The Tone:
This is a full-time Associate role at Pearse Partners, a global investment firm renowned for its strategic capital deployment. The firm’s Equity Capital Solutions team, where this role is situated, specializes in providing flexible capital across various investment types, including junior capital, structured equity, and selective control or non-control equity investments. This position is central to the team’s ability to navigate and succeed in complex market situations, specifically focusing on generating outsized risk-adjusted returns through meticulously tailored structuring and rigorous underwriting processes. The Associate will gain extensive, full lifecycle exposure, from the initial evaluation of opportunities through to deal execution and ongoing portfolio management, directly contributing to the firm’s growth and investment success within critical sectors like financial services, business & technology services, and infrastructure.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Team: Equity Capital Solutions team, which deploys flexible capital across a range of investment types.
• Mission: To drive outsized risk-adjusted returns by backing complex investment situations through expert tailored structuring and rigorous underwriting across specific focus sectors.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Investment Evaluation: Critically evaluate potential investment opportunities, meticulously assessing their fit for the deployment of flexible capital across junior capital, structured equity, and both control and non-control equity investments. This includes understanding the unique complexities of each situation.
• Transaction Execution: Lead or significantly contribute to the execution of investment transactions from beginning to end, ensuring all aspects of deal structuring and financial closing are expertly managed to meet the firm’s strategic objectives.
• Portfolio Management: Actively participate in the ongoing management and oversight of the firm’s investment portfolio, contributing to strategic decisions that optimize performance and manage risk for existing holdings.
• Tailored Structuring: Design and implement highly customized structuring solutions for intricate and non-standard investment scenarios, ensuring that capital is deployed effectively to maximize returns and mitigate identified risks.
• Rigorous Underwriting: Conduct comprehensive and rigorous underwriting processes for all potential investments, performing deep-dive analyses to thoroughly assess financial viability, risk profiles, and projected outsized risk-adjusted returns within focus sectors such as financial services, business & technology services, and infrastructure.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An officer-level professional demonstrating a strong foundational understanding of investment strategies and capital markets.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant professional experience gained within a reputable Investment Banking (IB), Principal Credit (PC), or Private Equity (PE) environment, showcasing direct exposure to investment processes.
• Skills: Demonstrated expertise in financial evaluation, deal execution, and portfolio management; strong capabilities in developing tailored structuring solutions; and a proven track record in rigorous underwriting, particularly in complex situations within the target sectors.