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Research Associate – Private Debt £55-65K + bonus & bens

Our client, a highly regarded Investment firm with circa $60Bil of AUM has an opening within their Private Debt Investment team for a Research Associate. You will primarily be responsible for supporting the team with sourcing new managers and performing due diligence on new investment ideas. You will be a key part of the asset class research team, whose primary goal is to deliver superior risk-adjusted performance over the long-term to clients.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Evolve and clearly articulate the firm’s investment strategy and identify and evaluate attractive market niches.

  • Support the team with the articulation of ideal manager specifications, proprietary mandate parameters or direct investment approaches for target areas.

  • Develop relationships with Investment Managers, allocators and intermediaries to source investment opportunities, and conduct robust screens to identify the best teams within target strategies.

  • Help to perform rigorous due diligence of asset managers and other investment opportunities by working alongside other senior members of the asset class team.

  • Participate in key diligence activities including qualitative and quantitative analysis of a manager’s portfolio, performance, strategy and team. The diligence process concludes with a detailed presentation to our internal Investment Committee.

  • Own ongoing diligence and monitoring of investment manager and opportunities.

  • Support with advising internal client teams on the overarching strategy within asset classes, manager selection and portfolio construction.

  • Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels.

Experience & Qualifications

  • Experience working within Investment or Asset Management, preferably in an external manager selection, direct investment or research based role.

  • Solid understanding of Private Debt as an asset class.

  • Strong due diligence skills and a demonstrable passion for investing.

  • A detail orientated approach with an appetite for tackling challenging and intricate projects.

  • Clear communication skills with the ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders across all levels.

  • A dynamic, collaborative and entrepreneurial approach to work and comfortable working in a fast paced and high energy environment.

  • A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and a strong academic record.

  • A highly analytical approach to tasks with a proactive and motivated work ethic.

  • Completed, or the appetite to study towards, CFA qualifications.

To hear more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Alex Brown on 020 7847 8878 or email your CV to alex@meredithbrown.com

Ref: AB1173762.

Please note: that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feed back on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted.

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