Analyst (Private Equity)

Summary:

• Title: Analyst (full-time)


• Location: Farringdon, London (hybrid working) 


• Compensation: £38k (pro-rata), then £40k on passing of 6-month probation


• Start date: Summer 2025 (flexible to either earlier or later)

About us:

• Skill Capital is an FCA-regulated firm founded in the late 1990s, originally backed by Soros Private Equity Partners (now TowerBrook). We work with the largest private equity investors in the world, including multi-strategy and pure-play PE funds, pension funds, family offices and sovereign wealth (e.g. Blackstone, KKR, CVC, ADIA, CPPIB etc.)


• Our services include, but are not limited to, deal sourcing, deal development and financing; commercial and human capital due diligence; and management team / board placement


• The firm’s workstreams are split into two main areas:
  
  
  
  • On-market: Pre-deal advisory and angle generation: Identification of advisers for deal support, buy-in chairman/CEO identification, value creation plan development working with industrial advisers, transformative M&A planning
  
  
  • Off-market: Proprietary origination: Industry research, idea creation/development, strategy planning, value creation planning, LBO returns modelling, deal structuring, investment deck drafting and private capital sourcing
  
  
  
  

The role:

• Researching industries, companies, management teams and private capital markets


• Supporting the development of new long-term relationships with C-suite executives


• Creating pitch documentation for high-quality private equity opportunities

The person:

• Excellent degree in any academic subject from a strong university (e.g. finance, business, economics, engineering, history, languages, etc)


• Financially astute with experience working in a relevant industry (e.g. strategy consulting, investment banking / corporate finance or any relevant professional service)


• We are looking for someone who is high-energy, personable, collaborative and curious, with strong attention to detail, to join our highly entrepreneurial, supportive and close-knit team

The process:

• 30 min first stage interview


• 60 min final interview and case study

Please note we are unable to sponsor visas.