Associate, Private Equity

Location

Brookfield - Private Equity

Brookfield’s private equity business focuses on driving operational transformation in businesses providing essential products and services. Leveraging our deep experience built over 25 years as a long-term owner and operator of world-class assets and businesses, the team is focused on acquiring high-quality businesses with barriers to entry and enhancing their cash flow capabilities by improving strategy and execution drawing on the insights and data from the wider Brookfield ecosystem.

The private equity group has $150 billion of assets under management, with an integrated team of investment and operating professionals located in key regions around the world.

Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield’s private equity group. It is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: BBU, TSX: BBU.UN). For more information, please visit our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Purpose of the role:

Reporting to the Managing Partner of Private Equity, the role offers the opportunity to assist with proprietary investing and private equity activities. This includes performing various aspects of due diligence in the execution of potential investment and management of existing assets. The Associate will be responsible for performing various research, financial analysis, modelling and presentation functions in order to support the development of investment strategies and identify attractive transaction opportunities. This role will also be responsible for executing due diligence across various sectors in which the Private Equity team invests.

The role requires strong financial analysis, modelling, due diligence and presentation skills, together with the agility to work across offices globally. Given the lean team structure and selective transaction pace, the successful candidate will be proactive, resourceful and committed to developing independently through live assignments and collaboration across the wider platform.

This is an opportunity for an outstanding investment professional to join a global private equity platform, gain broad regional exposure and contribute meaningfully from an early stage.

Responsible for:

• Assisting in targeting and evaluating new investment opportunities;

• Assessing potential investments through financial modelling and company / industry research:

- Translating data, research and diligence findings into model inputs

- Building tax, accounting and debt schedules into detailed asset models

- Ensuring appropriate operational and capital structure sensitivities;

- Ability to tackle more complex financial models under the guidance of seniors;

• Planning and completion of due diligence tasks including:-

- Asset risk evaluation

- Cash flow analysis

- Precedent transactions and comparable company analysis

- Market comparisons and operational benchmarking;

• Researching industry opportunities to identify and assess impact of key value drivers on a transaction and business assumptions;

• Working with operational teams and advisors to progress due diligence and asset management-related analysis;

• Coordinating and assisting operational teams with various corporate development transactions

• Assisting with preparation of high-quality investment committee presentation materials and other supporting documentation in a clear and concise manner;

• Monitoring and assisting in the management of existing portfolio companies;

• Contributing to a flexible, dynamic, and team-oriented working culture that fosters personal development and a positive attitude; and

• Participate in special projects as required

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, business, accounting or a related discipline;

• Typically two to three years of relevant investment banking experience, ideally within a top-tier global investment bank

• Strong transaction execution experience across M&A, financial analysis, valuation and corporate finance;

• Experience and training gained in a major international financial market is preferred;

• Experience supporting global funds or working within an integrated global investment platform is preferred to experience limited solely to a regional fund structure;

• Fluency in English is essential. Professional Korean language capability is strongly preferred; Japanese language capability is also advantageous;

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Competencies

• Strong financial modelling, valuation, research and due diligence capabilities;

• Sound investment judgement and the ability to identify key commercial drivers, risks and opportunities;

• Highly self-motivated, proactive and able to learn independently in a lean team with selective deal flow;

• Agile and willing to work across geographies, offices and shared priorities within an integrated global team;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex investment matters clearly and concisely;

• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple workstreams;

• Collaborative, low-ego and able to build effective relationships with colleagues, advisers and management teams across cultures and seniority levels;

• Comfortable taking ownership, acting with urgency and contributing meaningfully from an early stage; and

• Professional, positive and committed to the highest standards of integrity.

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.