Associate / Senior Associate

at  Macdonald Company

JOB SUMMARY

Our client is a real estate investor and developer focused on transactions in the living and hospitality sectors in Continental Europe and the UK. They require an Investment Associate / Senior Associate to analyse, underwrite and execute new investment opportunities including opportunistic and value-add real estate. The role will be based in the groups headquatres based in Dubai, UAE and will report into the Managing Partner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the sourcing real estate investment opportunities across Europe and the UK.
• Underwrite new investment opportunities across the opportunistic and value-add real estate.
• Execution of acquisitions, development of assets, financing related activity, operations, and disposals.
• Conducting due diligence on potential acquisitions.
• Produce deal business plans, investor presentations.
• Assist with the execution of investment transactions and managing external advisors.
• Prepare investment memoranda, investment committee presentations, and other relevant documentation to support investment decision-making processes.

Background:

• 3-8 years’ experience as an Associate / Senior Associate with proven real estate investment experience.
• Background in real estate private equity, corporate finance, fund, investor and advisor.
• Experience of supporting and executing a full A-Z deal process.
• Ideally good training in a structured environment from a bank, fund, institution but now looking to work in a more entrepreneurial environment.
• Advanced experience and ability with Excel Financial Modelling - building and modifying models.
• Support deals/projects in both Continental Europe (focus including Portugal, Spain and Greece) and the UK.
• Those with operational real estate experience would be an advantage – residential, student accommodation, hospitality, co-working & co-living sectors.
• Fluent English: those with an additional European Language would be at an advantage.
• Strong at presentations/report writing.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Competitive base salary + Discretionary Annual Bonus.

• Support the sourcing real estate investment opportunities across Europe and the UK.
• Underwrite new investment opportunities across the opportunistic and value-add real estate.
• Execution of acquisitions, development of assets, financing related activity, operations, and disposals.
• Conducting due diligence on potential acquisitions.
• Produce deal business plans, investor presentations.
• Assist with the execution of investment transactions and managing external advisors.
• Prepare investment memoranda, investment committee presentations, and other relevant documentation to support investment decision-making processes