Private Equity Associate
About Soul Equity Solutions
Soul Equity is a retained Executive Search firm, dedicated exclusively to guiding Middle Market Private Equity Firms and their Portfolio Companies to best-in-class talent.
We work exclusively with Middle Market Private Equity firms to grow their internal teams and transform their portfolio companies. Our boutique recruiting experience is highly bespoke and curated to our clients' needs.
About the Role
The Associate (pre-MBA) will join an operationally focused private equity firm with offices in Washington DC and Chicago. The firm manages over $700 million in equity capital and recently raised its oversubscribed Fund III.
The firm focuses on transforming family-founder owned companies into dynamic, data-driven platforms able to achieve and manage significant growth. Since its founding in 2009, the firm has partnered with management teams to build great businesses within three primary sectors: value-added distribution, asset-light logistics and industrial & business services. Rotunda strives to achieve replicable results by implementing its Rotunda Performance System to create strategic alignment, develop lean processes and create robust, data-driven infrastructures.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate will join a rapidly growing investment team and be an integral part of the team, working on all parts of private equity transactions including sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio value creation. They will actively participate in an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture with significant potential for career growth and advancement.
Execution
- Engage in the transaction process from start to finish as part of a deal team;
- Perform industry, company and financial due diligence and engage with third-party diligence providers;
- Build detailed financial models and analyses to support investment opportunities;
- Produce investment memorandum and other presentations on acquisition opportunities;
- Support financing and transaction negotiations;
Portfolio Performance
- Engage with portfolio company management to monitor performance;
- Support value creation initiatives and add-on acquisition process;
Professional Experience & Qualifications Minimum of 2-3 years of experience at a nationally recognized investment bank, lender, or private equity firm;
- Must have outgoing personality and social skills to connect with new prospects;
- Motivated self-starter and team player with a high level of maturity and ability to perform in an entrepreneurial atmosphere;
- Deeply analytical and thoughtful in analyzing a company's financials and growth prospects;
- Organized with excellent project management skills;
- Extensive financial modeling skills and research abilities;
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
- Initiative, motivation, attention to detail, and energy to deliver strong results; and
- Undergraduate degree from a top-tier institution and with a with superior academic performance record.
Salary Salary is competitive, depending on experience.
This firm is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
