Corporate Equity Investment
Our client is a leading, long established investor in acquisitive businesses across a range of sectors. It's innovative strategy involves identifying strong management teams and helping them raise capital on the public markets in order to fund ambitious growth plans. This has lead to highly successful outcomes for the firm's investors over the past two decades. There now exists an opportunity for a talented individual to join the experienced team as an Investment Associate.
Description
As an Associate, your key areas of responsibility will include the following:
- Supporting M&A and capital markets transactions, including reverse takeovers, restructurings, and other complex investment structures.
- Collaborating with portfolio company management teams to develop analytics frameworks that improve business performance.
- Leading the development of advanced financial models for investment evaluation, portfolio performance tracking, and strategic decision-making.
- Designing, building, and optimising models to assess deal structures, valuations, and financial forecasts.
- Integration of broader data analytics and automation (beyond traditional spreadsheets) to enhance investment insights.
- Leveraging AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics tools to improve risk assessment and operational efficiency.
Skills
- Strong academic background, probably augmented by an accountancy or similar financial qualification.
- Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis (advanced Excel required).
- Familiarity with data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau) and AI-driven analytics applications.
- Experience with SQL, Python, R, or similar tools for data analysis and automation would be helpful.
- Commercially astute, able to work independently, and proactively contribute to investment decisions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—able to work cross-functionally with investment professionals, portfolio companies, and external stakeholders.
Apply
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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe. For more information, please see the Walker Hamill website.