Analyst/Associate, Private Equity Asia, Hong Kong

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney. 

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an Analyst or Associate for the Private Equity Asia group with a focus on direct private equity investments. Located in our Hong Kong office and reporting to the Managing Director & Head of Private Equity Asia, the Analyst or Associate plays a key role in making direct investments in the Asia Pacific region. 

Responsibilities

Analyze Investment Opportunities

• Conduct research, analysis and due diligence of a variety of private equity investment opportunities; develop complex dynamic financial models and valuation analysis, including DCF, LBO, precedent transactions and comparable company analysis
• Participate in deal evaluation, including sharing views on overall deal attractiveness based on findings from diligence work
• Work with internal and external parties to drive due diligence and deal execution

Recommend

• Contribute to the development of investment recommendations based on the results of the team’s due diligence and analysis. Participate in drafting private equity investment recommendations as well as presenting investment recommendations to the Investment Committee and Board, as required

Monitor Investment Portfolio

• Coordinate with internal groups with respect to monitoring ongoing investments; monitor ongoing financial performance of portfolio companies and oversee the reviews of valuations for portfolio companies
• Be responsible for or support the efforts of building and leveraging relationships with portfolio company management teams and private equity sponsors
• Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of potential exit alternatives

Qualifications

• 2 – 3 years of investment banking/strategy consulting experience and/or 1 – 2 years of private equity experience 
• Strong research, financial modeling, analytical and valuation skills
• Experienced in driving important pieces of private equity investment or M&A work, conducting complicated due diligence work and working with external parties effectively
• Strong communication skills and team player. Demonstrated capability of working closely with team members and delivering quality work under tight schedules
• Candidates must exhibit conduct consistent with our guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
• Written and verbal fluency in an Asian language is a plus

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.