Private Equity Associate – Business Services, Industrials & TMT

Job Description

Private Equity Associate | Alexander Chapman

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Alexander Chapman, located in New York City, NY. Alexander Chapman is a fast-growing private investment platform focused on partnering with exceptional management teams and investing in high-quality, enduring businesses across the Business Services, Industrial Services, and TMT sectors. The firm distinguishes itself through a highly selective, high-conviction investment approach, concentrating on control and lead investments in companies that possess strong fundamentals, attractive growth opportunities, and significant long-term value creation potential. This role represents a unique opportunity for an Associate to join a lean, entrepreneurial investment team, gaining direct exposure to the full investment lifecycle from sourcing to execution and portfolio company initiatives. Associates are empowered to take meaningful ownership early, fostering rapid development as a well-rounded private equity investor.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York City, NY

• Team: Lean, entrepreneurial investment team, reporting to senior investors
• Mission: The Associate will work closely with senior investors to support the firm’s highly selective, high-conviction investment approach, playing a crucial role in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting, and executing new investment opportunities, as well as contributing to portfolio company initiatives to drive long-term value creation.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Evaluation: Evaluate new investment opportunities through comprehensive market research, in-depth financial analysis, and rigorous investment underwriting processes to identify high-quality businesses.
• Modeling: Build and critically review detailed financial models, specifically encompassing sophisticated leveraged buyout (LBO) analysis and intricate valuation work for potential targets.
• Due Diligence: Support extensive due diligence efforts across various critical workstreams, including financial, commercial, and operational assessments, to thoroughly vet investment prospects.
• Transaction Execution: Assist in the full scope of transaction execution, guiding investment opportunities from the initial evaluation phase through to successful closing.
• Value Creation: Partner closely with senior team members on developing robust investment theses and actively contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at driving value creation within portfolio companies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Prior investment banking experience is required, ideally with relevant exposure to Business Services, Industrials, TMT, or broader M&A transaction coverage.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience working on complex M&A transactions, taking on meaningful analytical responsibility throughout the deal lifecycle, from origination to close.
• Skills: Strong capabilities in financial modeling, valuation methodologies, and practical transaction execution techniques are essential for this role.
• Bonus: A strong commercial mindset coupled with a genuine intellectual interest in investing; an entrepreneurial, curious, and driven individual who thrives in a lean, high-performing, and collaborative environment.