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Senior Private Equity Investment Manager (Pre Partner or Partner level) H/F, Geneva
Client:
Sigma
Location:
Geneva
Job Category:
Finance
Job Reference:
db38f4ef183f
Job Views:
2
Posted:
17.04.2025
Expiry Date:
01.06.2025
Job Description:
Our client, a well-known asset and wealth manager with a long-term commitment to private equity and sustainable investments is looking to double its investments and assets under management over the next 5 years.
Our client is offering a highly attractive and entrepreneurial opportunity for a Senior Private Equity Investment Manager (Pre Partner or Partner level) with a focus on direct investments in companies that can catalyze solutions for plastic waste . S/He will join a growing team in a Bank that has a long term commitment to sustainability and who is focused on performance and the quality of service it delivers to its clients.
You will join a global business of more than 120 investment professionals and a network of 13 offices across Europe, Asia and North America. You will be part of their growing private-equity team who has been successfully investing for more than 15 years in private-equity. You will be one of the earliest and leading contributors to a plastic circularity investment strategy seeking to realize direct and co-investment private-equity investments in companies that can catalyze solutions to plastic waste.
In this role, your main responsibilities will include the following:
- Develop an investment thesis by leveraging internal and external contributors.
- Develop a pipeline of opportunities and a network in the plastics circularity space.
- Lead the due diligence process for investments opportunities from start to finish, (strategic review, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation) with the support of investment managers and analysts.
- Animate the portfolio to create shareholder value (at investees board level) and periodically update the portfolio strategy.
- Expand the network of co-investors, strategic buyers, advisors in the relevant spheres and make the project visible to relevant stakeholders.
- Challenge and strengthen the strategy.
- Assist asset and wealth management sales teams in fundraising activities and if possible through your own network raise funds.
Skills and Experience sought: - 10-15 years of professional experience of which 10 years of direct private-equity investments experience in growth capital or small / mid-market LBO.
- A proven track-record of successful (direct) investments (minority or majority) and exits.
- Ability to source deals creatively and to lead deals and manage investments independently.
- Experience at board level and in maximize shareholders value in partnership with management.
- An existing network in Europe of advisors, consultants, companies and investors in a sector relevant to the plastic circularity strategy.
- Required sector experience in the industrial, consumer, packaging, chemical or material sectors.
- Strong sustainability convictions and a deep interest in the circular economy.
- Independent thinker with excellent analytical skills.
- High level of ambition and resilience.
- Team player, willing to contribute to a partnership.
- Strong team management skills and willingness to coach and share knowledge with other team members.
- Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of French or additional language is a strong asset.
Location: - Preferred location is Geneva.
- Zurich or London are alternative options, but frequent travels to Geneva will be required.
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