Investment Associate; Real Estate

This boutique Real Estate debt fund are looking for a Real Estate Investment Associate to join their investment team with the flexibility to get involved with other areas of the business.

The firm are a specialist real estate lender with diverse funding capabilities across a variety of sub-sectors and scenarios. They are pan-European, providing both single asset and platform level funding across acquisition, development, and special situations. The team are highly entrepreneurial and looking to grow from their current team of 20 over the coming year.

The role would suit a highly analytical individual with excellent academic qualifications and a genuine interest in, and experience with, real estate investments.

The role will include:

• Research, financial analysis and underwriting tasks predominantly with real estate and other asset backed investment opportunities
• Designing, amending and updating models (ranging in complexity) for transactions and other business needs; running scenarios on the models and producing outputs for external and internal purposes
• Creation of transaction models based on standard templates
• Performing sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Preparing and presenting investment proposals
• Performing formula and analytical review on the integrity of internal models
• Qualitative and Quantitative deal analysis and ad hoc modelling
• Production of clear and articulate marketing material such as teasers, presentations, and credit papers
• Supporting commercial negotiations and client proposals and presentations
• Developing relationships with clients and funding partners and Active origination through maintaining and building contact networks
• Transaction Due Diligence including liaison with legal and professional advisors
• Data Room evaluations
• Sector, geographical and economic evaluation as to impact on transactions and portfolio
• Providing commercial and analytical support on key projects and initiatives
• Attending and actively contributing to internal and external project meetings
• Assisting in the production of investor relations material Collating data for and assisting in the preparation of Credit Committee reports
• Portfolio reviews and reporting

Requirements:

• Strong academic background, university degree required
• Prior relevant Real Estate investment experience mandatory
• A positive attitude and willingness to help others
• Strong analytical, quantitative and verbal communication skills
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work under pressure and towards deadlines
• Self-motivation to excel and progress
• Acute attention to detail