What are the responsibilities and job description for the Private Equity Associate position at High Country: Private Equity Search?
We are working with multiple middle-market private equity firms looking to hire Associates to join their deal teams in the first half of 2025. These Denver based groups are in the 20-30 person company size range and are investing out of dedicated, fully discretionary funds.
The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of experience in an Investment Banking, Private Equity, Financial Consulting, or Big 4 M&A Advisory setting.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
- Serve as a key member of the private equity deal team with a seat at the table and a voice in every conversation
- Prepare internal and external presentations, reports, and investment memos
- Prepare detailed financial models and analysis
- Evaluate prospective investments, including industry, financial, and business due diligence.
- Assist in deal origination, and intermediary management
- Work alongside portfolio companies to support teams on strategic initiatives
- Create presentations for both internal and external use as well as other special strategy related projects
- Interact with third-party partners including deal intermediaries, lenders, and due diligence advisors
- Ad-hoc analytical support to various family office projects
Job Specific Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Investment banking, consulting, private equity and/or venture capital investing experience preferred
- Strong financial statement analysis, financial modeling, and analytical skills.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
- Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills
- Highly motivated work ethic and a commitment to a rapidly-moving, entrepreneurial environment. Intellectual curiosity, professional demeanor and high degree of integrity
- Demonstrated ability to take initiatives and to work effectively within a small team
- Strong interpersonal skills and substantial self-initiative to thrive in a fast paced, collaborative environment
- Experience working on M&A transactions, company valuations, financial modeling (LBO, DCF, Earnings, IRR), and industry research
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to analyze large data-sets with statistical-based analysis a plus
Salary : $125,000 - $250,000
