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Associate – Acquisitions, Pre-MBA
Confidential | Walnut Creek, CA
Job Summary
Private equity firm. Collaborate with small deal team to analyze and execute real estate investments. Bachelor’s degree from a top tier University. 2+ years experience as a commercial real estate analyst for an investment bank, developer, or private equity firm.
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Job Description
Our client, a renowned global private equity firm, is searching for a talented acquisitions associate to join their team in the Bay Area. This is a two year private equity associate role.
You will be responsible for:
- Collaborating with small deal team to analyze and execute real estate investments;
- Communicating with and reporting to all levels, from Senior Associates to Managing Directors;
- Performing extensive financial modeling, including scenario and sensitivity analysis; development of sources and uses, discounted cash flows, promoted and carried interests;
- Ensuring accuracy of all models adopted and utilized;
- Developing and maintaining research on certain geographic markets and/or sectors;
- Participating in all aspects of investment transactions, as requested by team members;
- Drafting investment committee memos;
- Conducting due diligence, including environmental and physical studies, insurance, property tax research;
- Collaborating with the firms partners before and after acquisitions;
- Completing closing statements;
- Developing transition plans for completed acquisitions;
- Traveling to visit potential and existing investments, as needed.
Required Qualifications
Ideal Candidates MUST Possess:
- Two to three years experience as a commercial real estate analyst for an investment bank, developer, or private equity firm;
- Bachelor’s degree from a top tier University with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher (no advanced degrees);
- Expert knowledge in Excel and the overall financial valuation and modeling process (you will be tested);
- Functional knowledge of Argus highly desirable;
- Solid understanding of and ability to model capital structures, including senior debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and common equity;
- Talent for managing multiple projects simultaneously;
- Ability to quickly and efficiently perform multiple tasks while paying attention to the details;
- Ability to perform market analysis, including rent and sales comps studies, on the ground market tours, meetings with brokers and market experts;
- Ability to assess qualitative and quantitative characteristics of properties and/or investments;
- Outgoing personality with the drive to succeed.
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- Min Education: BA/BS
- Min Experience: 2 years