2027 Analyst, Private Capital Advisory

Skills

About the Role

You will join the Private Capital Advisory Analyst Programme in London, starting with an intensive few weeks of training alongside the full 2027 Analyst class. You will then support senior managers on origination and transaction execution, build financial models and valuations, prepare marketing materials and due diligence responses, maintain secondary market databases, and research trends in alternative investments while talking regularly with buy-side investors.

Requirements

• Results-driven and able to perform under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Good foundational understanding of financial concepts and principles
• Team player able to interact with internal groups and clients
• Strong multi-tasking and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, with Excel and PowerPoint a must, and financial reporting skills
• Minimum A-Level results of AAB (or equivalent)
• Predicted a minimum of a 2.1 (or equivalent)
• Any degree discipline
• Fluency in an additional European language is advantageous
• Complete the Suited Assessment

Responsibilities

• Support senior managers in origination activities, including company and fund-level research, data gathering, financial analysis and material preparation
• Contribute to transaction execution, including company and fund-level due diligence and preparation of CIMs, teasers and other documentation
• Support financial analysis and modelling, including valuations, historical and projected financial statements, continuation fund models, fund waterfalls and secondary transaction return analysis
• Prepare responses to due diligence requests from potential secondary investors
• Communicate and collaborate with industry and financial sponsor coverage team members
• Maintain databases of secondary market transactions, buy-side investors and broader market data
• Communicate regularly with buy-side investors such as secondary investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, funds of funds and asset managers
• Conduct secondary market research and identify trends in the alternative investments industry