Associate, Established Mid-Market Fund, Munich, Germany - #2768561

About our client

Our client is a top-performing mid-market private equity firm that has been active in the European market for over 25 years. The fully independent firm has currently ca. €4.0bn in AuM and has an investment mandate across BENELUX, the DACH region and the US. Over the course of its 6 funds the team was always able to realize top-quartile returns. Typically, they invest in companies with an EV between €150m and €350m and seek controlling stakes with the management of the portfolio businesses as co-owners. The team actively supports the management of its portfolio companies in pursuing add-on acquisitions, exploring international growth, or investing in digital transformations, operational excellence or HR.

The firm has built up a strong and growing team of investment professionals in Munich and successfully invested in multiple platform investments and add-on acquisitions in the DACH region. They are now looking to bring on board an additional team member at Associate level.

The team is young, hands-on and dynamic and puts high emphasis on team fit and personal attitude to preserve the extremely positive and fun, low hierarchy culture that has been built.

What the job involves

• Active participation in deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management
• Focus on financial and commercial analysis, models, due diligence, and all aspects of deal execution
• Contribute to the ongoing management of portfolio companies, driving value creation and eventually managing the exit process
  
  

Who we are looking for

• Top decile academic track record
• 1-3 years of work experience within a top-tier investment bank
• Top-of-the-class research, analytical and quantitative skills and education with an entrepreneurial eye
• Articulate and commercially-savvy with a strong passion for investing
• High-energy, strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamplay
• Native-level German language skills and fluency in English