Summary:
A Lower Middle Market Private Equity firm located in Tennessee (not Nashville) is seeking an Associate to join their well-established team between now and summer of 2024 for a career track role. The firm operates within the Industrials sector and gives junior investors on the team a chance to become more involved in the organization's projects than a standard Associate would typically have. In addition to the above, the firm truly offers a good work-life balance that allows you to enjoy the great things that come with living in Tennessee. If this sounds of interest to you and you have 1-3 years of Investment Banking experience, ideally within the Industrials sector, please apply!
Private Equity Associate Responsibilities:
- Diligence and execute private equity investment opportunities, primarily in the industrials space, with additional transactions across various other industries
- Create research-based industry reports to identify attractive areas of investment opportunity and competitive analyses
- Financial modeling including analysis of financial statements, valuations, returns, and competitive ratios
- Create investment presentations and transactions memos regarding new investment opportunities
- Evaluate and monitor the ongoing performance of portfolio company investments
- Maintain deal pipeline to memorialize all screened investment opportunities
- Participate in fund raising presentations and marketing
- Take lead on industry and competitive market research
Ideal Candidate Qualities:
- 1-3+years of Investment Banking Experience (ideally Industrials, but not required)
- Strong presentation skills and ability to work well with Powerpoint
- Strong research skills and ability to create industry and competitive analyses as well as conduct thorough research on target companies
- Strong financial and excel modeling experience
- An interest in living and working in Tennessee
- An interest in a career track style role
