Senior Investment Analyst / Associate Senior Investment Analyst / Associate …

We are looking to expand our team with an Investment Analyst/Associate (depending on previous experience) to join our offices in the heart of Berlin and to be part of our continuing growth story in the Fund Investments business.

WHAT WE DO IS UNIQUE IN PRIVATE EQUITY

We follow a hybrid approach between fund investments and direct PE. We seek the most experienced PE professionals in the market. Together with them we tailor their investment strategy and the structure of new specialized PE funds and take the role of an anchor investor. Our international team successfully incubated some of the best performing PE managers across Europe and we are the sole institutional investor in many of them. As a preferred co-investor we are actively involved in buyside processes of companies all over Europe.

With more than €1.5bn AuM in fund investments and quickly growing, we are one of the leading small-cap fund investors in Europe and the clear market leader in anchoring and creating first-time funds. Our experience in PE, which goes back 50 years in time, is the basis of our extensive network in the European small- and mid-cap PE market. Our team has the insights and the tools to know which strategies and abilities create superior returns and which GPs really perform and not only benefit from vintage and luck. 

NORD Holding has a long-term commitment to private equity investing across different types of strategies including direct, co-investments and fund investments (primary and secondary). This role will particularly focus on reviewing and executing fund investment and direct co-investment opportunities, with a special focus on creating new PE teams (GPs) in Europe. Your personality, your individual skillset and as a consequence your PE career can benefit from our tools and insights. As a member of our international investment team, you will receive a great amount of freedom and be able to build a strong network. Together we will create the best returns for our investors and continue our growth.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing and building relationships with leading private equity managers to source fund investment- (primary and secondary) as well as co-investment opportunities together with our experienced team
• Executing due diligence processes on companies and funds all the way down to company fundamentals to determine alpha
• Managing the portfolio by KPI tracking, AGM attendance and challenging managers on key advisory topics
• Taking an active role in the team by bringing up new ideas, participating in investment discussions and improving processes from lessons learned to make the team better each day

QUALIFICATIONS:

In order to take well-balanced investment decisions, we employ a committed team of investment professionals from different career backgrounds, nationalities, and personalities at our office in the vibrant heart of Berlin. We value diversity and are looking to complement our team with people sharing the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Relationship driven personality that likes to work in an international environment
• Great commercial judgment
• Dynamic entrepreneurial personality with strong communication skills
• Excellent financial modelling skills and analytical mindset
• A genuine interest and knowledge of private equity
• Completed Master’s degree or MBA at a top-tier European business school or technical university
• International profile demonstrated through studies or work outside of native country
• Fluent proficiency in English and at least one other European language
• 1-4 years’ work experience in investment banking, strategy consulting or private equity

When you recognize yourself in the described profile and you are interested in joining our team, then we look forward to receiving your CV:

NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
recruitment@nordholding.de