Associate/Senior Associate, Investment (Private Equity Fund Investments)

Introduction

Temasek’s PEFI team invests capital into private equity funds, secondaries and co-investments with its GP relationships and helps to source and execute larger co-investment opportunities alongside Temasek’s industry and market teams. The PEFI team is looking for an Associate/Senior Associate to join its team in New York. The candidate will be an integral part of the investment team, participating in all aspects of the investment process, from identification, initial screening and due diligence, through to investment committee approval, closing and post-investment monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and assessing investment opportunities in private equity funds and companies spanning a range of industries and transaction types
• Performing deal evaluation, due diligence, industry / company analysis and financial modeling
• Participating in due diligence of investment opportunities (funds, direct co-investments, secondaries), including assessing valuations, financial modeling, drafting investment papers and presenting investment recommendations
• Monitoring and performance tracking of investee funds, direct co-investments and secondaries. Supporting preparation of internal reporting documentation
• Monitoring market trends and closely tracking existing portfolio assets to support investment / divestment decisions
• Constantly developing and renewing industry / sector knowledge as well as macroeconomic and regulatory changes
• Establishing and cultivating relationships with GPs, companies, corporate partners and other relevant institutions
• Working with senior investment team members to identify and source investment opportunities

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree with 1 to 3 years of work experience with a private equity fund of funds , Secondaries,  top-tier private equity, investment banking, or research firm
• Strong analytical insight and spreadsheet modeling skills, as well as a strong understanding of financial statements
• A passion for and a prior understanding of the private equity landscape
• Desire to develop/maintain relationships with intermediaries and private equity firms
• Ability to collaborate and work in a diverse, fast-paced environment
• Must have a strong willingness to travel and to work across different offices and timezones

Key Competencies

• Communication skills – Ability to effectively formulate and articulate opinions in English, both verbally and in written form
• Analytical and critical thinking – Ability to identify and summarize key investment considerations and risks. Ability to participate in a constructive review and debate of the merits of an investment and to be challenged on a point of view
• Strong technical and analytical skills – financial modeling, company research, investment memo preparation, presentation
• Good interpersonal & team skills – Comfortable with consensus decision-making and working in a cross-border, multi-cultural team-based environment
• Well organized with good time-management skills and able to manage multiple priorities and reporting lines
• High personal integrity and challenging of self and team
• Ambitious and self-confident
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to use initiative
• Prior knowledge of the private equity market is a plus

Salary Range: Base salary of US$120K – US$175K per annum (compensation structure includes various additional incentives payable in April, August and October annually)