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Analyst / Associate – Private Equity, Secondaries

GIC | Singapore

Job Summary

Focus on Asia or emerging markets, with occasional opportunities to support transactions in North America and Europe. Strong academic credentials. 1+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or a related field.

Details

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Private Equity (PE)

GIC has one of the largest and most diverse private equity portfolios globally, with an extensive network of over 100 active relationships with global fund managers, and direct investments in more than 1,000 companies worldwide. Our investments span across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, covering a diverse range of sectors, including Technology, Healthcare, Financial services, Business Services, Consumer, Industrials, and Sustainable Energy. GIC PE also invests across the capital structure, including equity, senior and junior debt, as well as in secondary PE deals, restructuring, opportunistic credit, and special situations.

Secondaries

The Secondaries strategy aims to invest with leading private equity secondary sponsors and participate in a wide array of secondary deals involving the acquisition of private equity fund stakes and GP-led transactions. The Secondaries team also supports the management of the funds and co-investments portfolio through the analysis, purchase, and sale of assets through the secondary market.

We are looking for a suitable candidate to join our Secondaries team in Singapore. This will be 3-year fixed-term programmatic hire (with full employment terms and benefits).

Preferred candidates should see this as a unique opportunity to develop a skill set in the rapidly expanding private equity secondaries industry. The Associate will be part of a global team with colleagues in London and New York. The Analyst/Associate should expect to focus on Asia or emerging markets, with occasional opportunities to support transactions in North America and Europe.

What Would You Do As An Analyst/Associate?

* Build Excel-based models to value operating companies, funds, portfolios, and structured transactions
* Support the preparation of deal memos and assist in presenting to the Investment Committee
* Represent GIC in engagements with the private equity managers, company management teams, counterparties, and intermediaries during due diligence and ongoing monitoring
* Coordinate with other strategy groups (funds, direct investments, venture, infrastructure, real estate, public markets) to evaluate and execute secondaries investment opportunities
* Assist in the deal closing process, collaborating with internal and external legal counsel, as well as back and middle office teams

What Would Make You A Successful Candidate?

* Strong academic credentials
* 1-2 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or a related field
* Track record of high performance
* Interest in building a career in private equity secondaries
* Good understanding of corporate finance
* Proficiency in financial modelling
* Demonstrated maturity, professional presence, organisational skills, and strong verbal communication abilities
* Proficiency in business level Chinese is advantageous as this role will involve working on Chinese deals

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• Job Reference #: 16769
• Min Experience: 1 years