Senior Associate

Perform detailed business diligence on target companies to assess their financial condition, competitive positioning, and growth potential (20%); Perform comprehensive financial analysis, including valuation and leveraged buyout modeling, to evaluate the merits of investments (20%); Build detailed operating models for prospective investments to forecast financial performance and evaluate value creation strategies (10%); Prepare due diligence packs that integrate relevant financial statement and data analysis, market research, and insights from industry expert interviews and target company management meetings (10%); Draft written investment memoranda and presentation materials to communicate findings and investment theses to the investment committee (10%); Coordinate due diligence and transaction execution workstreams with third-party advisors and counterparties, including accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, and lawyers (10%); Support portfolio companies by analyzing performance metrics, identifying opportunities for operational improvement and M&A, and developing and implementing value creation plans across portfolio investments (10%); Lead interviews with industry experts and management teams to collect insights and test investment assumptions (5%); Research and evaluate prospective investment opportunities within the Industrials and Business Services sectors (5%).

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or a closely related field of study.
4 years of experience in job offered, as an Associate, or related.
Experience must include: evaluating and closing majority equity investments in businesses; Building leveraged buyout models and performing associated internal rate of return and multiple on invested capital analysis; Performing valuation analyses of companies, including public comparables analysis, precedent transactions analysis, and building discounted cash flow models; Coordinating and leading expert calls via Expert Network organizations; managing third party advisors including accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, and lawyers; Identifying and evaluating M&A opportunities for portfolio companies; Monitoring portfolio company performance by attending Board of Director meetings, analyzing quarterly financial results, and corresponding with portfolio company management teams; Assisting senior professionals in structuring and negotiating prospective investments
Domestic and international travel required up to 10% of the time to attend board meetings, conferences, presentations, and conduct due diligence

Email Resumes to:

Vivian Hadis, vhadis@odysseyinvestment.com referencing Job Requisition #12 in email subject line

Mail resumes to:

Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC

c/o Vivian Hadis (Job Req # 12)

590 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor

New York, NY 10022