Analyst – Private Equity Investments

Job Description

Private Equity Investments Analyst (Co-Investments) | GCM Grosvenor

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at GCM Grosvenor, located in New York, NY. GCM Grosvenor is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $91 billion in assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. With over 54 years of specialization in alternatives, the firm operates with a diverse team of approximately 560 professionals serving a global client base. This role as a Private Equity Investments Analyst is essential for supporting all aspects of private equity investments, from initial due diligence to transaction execution and ongoing monitoring.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $105000–$130000 yearly
• Team: Private Equity Investments team
• Mission: To assist with all stages of private equity investment transactions, from screening and due diligence through execution and post-close monitoring.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Investment Due Diligence: Partner with the team to assist with investment transactions from start to finish, including screening opportunities, conducting comprehensive due diligence, preparing investment recommendations, and monitoring investments post-close.
• Financial Modeling: Build and modify models for investment program cash flow projection, fund cash flow and return analysis, and co-investment return and sensitivity analyses.
• Investment Documentation: Prepare investment memorandums along with due diligence findings and present to internal committees and clients as needed.
• Transaction Execution Support: Partner with legal counsel to review deal terms, negotiate, and execute investment transactions, while also facilitating the internal deal allocation and closing process.
• Portfolio Performance Reporting: Monitor and report on company and portfolio performance, and draft investor communications, including periodic updates on company/portfolio performance and facilitating necessary dialogue.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics with outstanding academic credentials.
• Experience: 1 to 2 years of professional experience in private equity, investment banking, or consulting/advisory.
• Skills: 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 to manage multiple transactions under tight deadlines.
• Bonus: Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects and work both independently and as a productive member of project teams; a self-motivated, collaborative approach with high integrity and a dedicated work ethic.