Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world's leading investors in the secondary market for private assets. The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets.
KEY PURPOSE:
We are looking for an Investment Associate who has experience within Credit to participate in and contribute to all aspects of the deal process with responsibility for initial quantitative and qualitative analysis of credit-focused single-assets, portfolios, and funds.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
ANALYSIS
- Qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate potential transactions including performing detailed sector and company research and analysis
- Work either independently or with a Senior Associate or Manager to analyse credit opportunities
- Conduct due diligence and assist with deal execution and transaction management
- Prepare materials for Investment Committee and other internal meetings
- Present the analysis as required
- Interact with external consultants and advisers
- Support the further development of the analysis tools and frameworks for credit secondaries investing
STRUCTURING AND EXECUTION
- Work with the deal team and Coller’s in-house legal team to prepare and coordinate the execution of NDAs, offer letters, purchase agreements and other legal and transaction documentation
- Assist with closing administration
POST-INVESMTENT MONITORING
- Keep up to date on portfolio performance and address any specific requests for action or approval (for example changes to fund terms)
- Prepare returns forecasts, commentary and other investment information for Coller Capital limited partners meetings and regular portfolio review/as required
DEAL SOURCING, MARKETING AND FUND-RAISING
- Conduct desk research and prepare materials for marketing, deal sourcing and fundraising
- Support and attend external meetings as required
Essential
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience within the financial services industry (have completed analyst training or equivalent) including but not limited to:
- private equity
- private credit / direct lending
- special situations
- structured credit
- liquid loans / HY
- leveraged finance
- M&A / corporate finance
- Transactional experience
- Strong analytical abilities
- Solid understanding of fundamental credit underwriting and LBO capital structures
- Strong financial and business modelling skills
- Fluent (written and spoken) English
DESIRABLE
- Good knowledge of / interest in the secondaries market for private / alternative assets
- Knowledge and experience in Structured Credit, Special Situations and / or Private Credit
We are widely acknowledged as an innovator at the complex end of secondaries and with offices in London, Luxembourg, New York, Seoul and Hong Kong, Coller has truly global reach. We are committed to advancing ESG initiatives and driving change across the private markets sector. Coller Capital has been awarded an A+ rating by the UNPRI across the board since 2018 and achieved climate neutral status in 2019. The Firm is a signatory of FAIRR, the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative created by the Coller Foundation. Coller Capital was a founding signatory on ILPA’s Diversity in Action initiative and we actively partner with Out Investors. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where individuals can develop their talent and express themselves as part of a high achieving team. As investors, we value diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experience and actively look for these qualities in candidates. Our investment team alone benefits from over 20 different nationalities.
In addition to a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer private medical insurance and an attractive pension.
Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview in order to fully support and promote your talent.
Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world's leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries.
The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne and Montreal, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach.
In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors.
In February 2022, the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 40 institutional investors.
In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high-net-worth individuals.
