StepStone Group is a global private markets specialist delivering tailored investment solutions and advisory services. The Private Equity Analyst will be responsible for conducting due diligence on private equity fund managers and co-investments, performing financial analysis, and preparing investment recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Work in a team environment with other investment team members to source, screen, and conduct due diligence on select private equity fund managers, co-investments, and secondaries
- Perform quantitative and qualitative research and financial modeling/analysis on companies and assets across industries and geographies
- Interact with fund managers/portfolio company management teams to conduct in-depth portfolio and asset-level underwriting and analysis
- Analyze PPMs, financial statements, and investment returns
- Conduct reference calls as a part of manager and asset due diligence
- Perform market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of industry sectors
- Prepare due diligence materials and Investment Committee memos
- Present recommendations to the investment team and the Firm’s Investment Committee
- Monitor the performance of the Firm’s existing investments
Skills
- Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future
- 1 year of investment banking, consulting, and/or private equity experience
- GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Excellent quantitative skills, including financial modeling, analytical and valuation skills for purpose of evaluating investment opportunities
- Strong sense of risk/reward trade-offs, and an ability to display sound investment judgement
- Self-starter, with strong ability to think creatively and conduct research to find solutions
- Ability to communicate and present ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Capable of multi-tasking with strong attention to detail
- Promote and demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude, with desire to work on various projects
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel
- Fluent (written and spoken) English
Company Overview
StepStone Group provides investors with customized portfolios that integrate primaries, secondaries, and co-investments. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.stepstonegroup.com.