Job Opportunity
Analyst – Private Equity, Real Estate
Blackstone | Sydney, Australia
Job Summary
Participate in all aspects of private equity real estate investing including asset, portfolio, and company leveraged buyouts. Undergraduate degree. 1+ years of relevant experience, ideally in real estate asset investments, private equity or investment banking.
Details
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.
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Business Unit:
* Real Estate, Sydney
About the Business
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US$325 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including data centres, logistics, multifamily and single-family housing, office, hospitality and retail. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ strategy comprises open-ended funds that invest in substantially stabilised real estate assets globally and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT), a non-listed REIT that invests in U.S. income-generating assets. Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).
Job Title:
* Blackstone Real Estate Private Equity – Analyst
About the Job
Blackstone’s Real Estate Private Equity Group offers Analysts experience on a professional team whose work involves the acquisition and asset management of real estate-related companies, portfolios of real estate assets and individual properties worldwide. Analysts at Blackstone have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of private equity real estate investing including asset, portfolio, and company leveraged buyouts, and can expect to be staffed on several transactions at once. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, Analysts are expected to assume integral roles on deal teams. Analysts are involved with the sourcing, modelling, due diligence, structuring, strategy, management and financing of transactions and regularly attend both internal and external meetings, negotiations and due diligence sessions.
Responsibilities:
* Underwrite commercial real estate investments, including Excel financial modelling and valuation analysis
* Due diligence and execution of transactions across real estate asset classes
* Post acquisition restructurings, recapitalisations, refinancings, dispositions (public IPOs and private market sales)
* Strategy and execution of value enhancing projects including lease and management negotiations, capital expenditure execution, platform company strategy and direction
* Conduct asset tours, market research and data analysis
* Development of presentations and reporting for internal and external use
Qualifications:
* Undergraduate degree, with strong academic achievement
* 1-3 years of relevant experience, ideally in real estate asset investments, private equity or investment banking
* Strong analytical skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Sound judgement
* Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
* Ability to handle several projects at a time
* Self-starter, but with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Genuine interest in the real estate industry
* Strong work ethic to persevere
* Genuine passion for excellence
* Results-oriented
* Personal and professional integrity
* Desire to contribute to a positive culture
* Advanced user in Excel and PowerPoint
* Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
* Individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors
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- Job Reference #: 39852
- Min Education: BA/BS
- Min Experience: 1 years