Private Equity Analyst

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

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