Assistant Vice President, European Private Equity

at  Heitman

THIS OPPORTUNITY

Our London office is looking for an Assistant Vice President in the European Private Equity group.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluating acquisition opportunities across Europe in various strategies and asset classes, including operating businesses and listed vehicle transactions
• Assisting in the underwriting and evaluation of real estate transactions sourced by others within the team
• Participating in the formulation of the overall investment strategy and focus areas
• Preparing presentation materials of investment opportunities for internal Investment Committee purposes
• Coordinating the due diligence and closing phase of the transaction in conjunction with internal and external parties
• Supporting the debt raising processes
• Managing investments through their lifecycle, including preparing business plans, periodic valuations and cash flow projections, and tracking progress against budget
• Overseeing the main asset management initiatives related to portfolio investments
• Identifying areas of risks to investments
• Analyzing and executing dispositions of investments as appropriate
• Follow-on/strategy orientated sourcing and transaction screening
• Providing leadership, training and mentoring to the Senior Associates and Associates

Qualifications:

• 5+ years previous experience in real estate finance such as private equity, investment banking or corporate finance
• 3+ years of experience supporting senior investment team members on transaction execution and management
• Previous exposure to operational real estate preferred (e.g. residential, student housing, senior housing, self-storage) Work as a self-starter who can function autonomously as well as collegially as part of a corporate team
• Ability to manage several parallel projects
• Demonstrate an ability to follow company’s best practices and values
• Strong academic track record
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, along with excellent communication and organization skills
• Strong financial modeling skills
• Strong writing skills
• Proficiency with Excel
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced team environment
• Language skills: additional European language mandatory (preference for languages from the Nordics)

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often do not apply for jobs if they don’t meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

• Evaluating acquisition opportunities across Europe in various strategies and asset classes, including operating businesses and listed vehicle transactions
• Assisting in the underwriting and evaluation of real estate transactions sourced by others within the team
• Participating in the formulation of the overall investment strategy and focus areas
• Preparing presentation materials of investment opportunities for internal Investment Committee purposes
• Coordinating the due diligence and closing phase of the transaction in conjunction with internal and external parties
• Supporting the debt raising processes
• Managing investments through their lifecycle, including preparing business plans, periodic valuations and cash flow projections, and tracking progress against budget
• Overseeing the main asset management initiatives related to portfolio investments
• Identifying areas of risks to investments
• Analyzing and executing dispositions of investments as appropriate
• Follow-on/strategy orientated sourcing and transaction screening
• Providing leadership, training and mentoring to the Senior Associates and Associate