Business Development Associate

Our client is a private equity firm dedicated to combining timeless principles with modern ingenuity to drive strategic investments and long-term growth. The firm focuses on mid-sized companies in five key sectors : business services, consumer, technology, industrials, and energy, with a primary focus in North America. Targeting investment opportunities between $10 million and $250 million and enterprise valuations of up to $300 million, they seek companies with established business models, strong growth potential, and long-term profitability.

The firm specializes in a variety of deal types, including management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, recapitalizations, growth equity investments. This comprehensive approach enables them to support businesses in different situations and stages of development.

Our client also places a strong emphasis on the characteristics of their portfolio companies. They seeks businesses with proven revenue streams, a history of stable operations, defensible market positions, and the potential for operational improvements and meaningful growth. The firm partners with companies that have solid fundamentals and the capacity to thrive in competitive and evolving markets.

What sets them apart is their unique position of not raising outside money. This independence allows the firm to take a patient, strategic approach to its investments while enabling swift decision-making and deal closures. By focusing on the right deals and the right companies, they create value for their portfolio and help drive sustainable, long-term success. With a deep understanding of capital needs and operational challenges, the firm positions itself as a trusted and transformative partner for businesses looking to achieve their full potential.

Qualifications :

• 2+ years of experience performing thoughtful analysis on industry sectors and / or individual businesses at a highly-regarded firm in management consulting, investment banking, buy-side business development, asset management (i.e. buy-side research), public equities corporate finance (i.e. sell-side research), or market research
• Ability to effectively and concisely articulate findings and opinions both in writing and verbally.
• Desire to work in a high autonomy and high responsibility role
• Personal integrity, strong communication skills, experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, ability to work effectively as part of a small team, high EQ
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a premier undergraduate program
• Demonstrated professional and academic accomplishments
• Demonstrates high humility, as well as the drive and want to grow.
• Ability to gear shift quickly. Putting on a different face for different situations. Ex. Talking to banker vs Talking to founder, again high EQ
• Very Crafty. Finds ways to get in front of the seller without always abiding the traditional route.
• Exceptional on the phone

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