Investor Relations / Business Development Associate – Private Equity

Job title : Investor Relations / Business Development Associate – Private Equity
Location : London
Contact : Patrick Gee
Call : Patrick
Email : email Patrick
Reference : 2325846

THE SEARCH:

Altus Partners is exclusively collaborating with a private asset manager that oversees approximately $5 billion across private equity and private credit strategies, primarily investing in the financial services, financial technology, and business services sectors. Experiencing a period of robust growth, the firm is seeking to fill a newly created role for a business-development-focused Investor Relations Associate to work directly with and support a Partner with his client and fundraising responsibilities across Europe and Asia. This role offers a clear path to a direct fundraising role within a leading private equity firm.

 

THE ROLE:

  • Attend introductory pitches

  • Take notes & circulate to partners

  • Ensure follow up is complete

  • Update CRM & LP pipeline

  • Manage relationships with third party agents

  • Attend weekly or bi-monthly calls, take notes, maintain their LP pipelines & integrate into CRM

  • Help broader team maximise impact with them

  • Research LPs using databases, including Preqin, and reach out to potentially interested LPs, set up intro calls / meeting, follow up and lead interactions

  • Develop and maintain relationships with relevant LPs and prospects alongside investment partners and other members of IR team

  • Assist in implementing various initiatives, such as networking, DEI, ESG etc. both internally and externally

  • Prepare bespoke presentation materials

  • Work on LP due diligence requests to drive LP through the process to investment

 

THE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience in private equity, investment banking, asset management, and/or investor relations.

  • To have a client-first attitude and an entrepreneurial mindset

  • Superior desktop publishing skills

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously