Strategic Partners - Private Equity Secondaries, Associate (NY)

Job Description:

Firm Overview:

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $649 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone .

Business Unit:

Strategic Partners, Private Equity Secondaries

Business Unit Overview:

Strategic Partners is a global leader in illiquid fund investing, including secondaries, co-investments and primary advisory. The Strategic Partners business was founded in 2000 and has significant experience in providing limited partners a range of liquidity solutions across illiquid asset classes on a fair, timely and confidential basis. Strategic Partners is one of the most prolific secondary market participants in the world and is recognized as an innovative investor, with broad transaction capabilities that reinforce its established reputation as a nimble and responsive investor. Through its private equity, infrastructure and real estate platforms Strategic Partners has executed over 1,650 transactions that represent interests in over 4,100 underlying fund interests managed by approximately 1,400 different financial sponsors.

Job Title:

Strategic Partners - Private Equity Secondaries, Associate

Job Description:

Strategic Partners provides the opportunity to join one of the most active and long-tenured investment teams in the secondary private equity industry. Primary job responsibilities include extensive valuation analysis and financial modeling of portfolio companies and funds across all private equity asset classes. The Associate will gain valuable experience working on secondary transactions, co-investments, GP-led secondaries, primary commitments and other unique deals. Additional responsibilities include preparing Investment Committee memos, identifying and executing investments, attending investment diligence sessions and performing portfolio monitoring activities.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and closing investments including all aspects of deal due diligence
• Negotiate and structure transactions effectively within tight time constraints
• Prepare internal memoranda and other materials to support investment recommendations and to communicate with internal constituents
• Monitor investments to communicate strategy and performance with existing and prospective investors

Qualifications:

Strategic Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical and quantitative skills, the successful candidate should have strong communication skills, a demonstrated ability to write effectively, and a desire to work both independently and collaboratively in a lean and growing team. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of experience, with 2-3 years of investment banking, direct investing or secondary private equity experience.

A successful candidate will be:

• A driven individual with a strong sense of personal integrity
• Self-motivated and resourceful; able to multi-task and focus on delivering results
• An enthusiastic team member who collaborates well with others and builds strong working relationships, both internally and externally
• An articulate communicator who also recognizes the importance of listening
• Resilient, flexible, open to feedback and focused on achieving excellence
• Client-focused and committed to developing creative solutions
• Analytical and logical, with raw intellectual ability and exceptional judgment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

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