Analyst - Private Equity Secondaries - Selby Jennings

The Role

As an Analyst, you'll play a hands-on part across the full deal lifecycle, including:

• Sourcing, screening and running due diligence on European secondary opportunities (both LP and GP-led)
• Engaging directly with management teams and fund managers to carry out detailed asset- and portfolio-level analysis
• Conducting quantitative and qualitative research, financial modelling and valuation across sectors, geographies and stages
• Preparing and presenting due diligence materials and investment committee memoranda
• Forming and articulating a clear investment view, and defending it in a team setting including IC discussions
• Supporting deal structuring, closing coordination and ongoing monitoring of portfolio investments
• Occasional travel for on-site due diligence and sponsor meetings

What We're Looking For

• A strong academic background
• 1-2 years' experience in private equity, top-tier investment banking, and/or consulting
• Excellent quantitative, modelling and valuation skills, with sound investment judgement and a keen sense of risk/reward
• A genuine appetite for self-directed learning - particularly around AI and automation, with hands-on experimentation a plus
• A proactive, creative problem-solver who can work independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to juggle multiple workstreams with excellent attention to detail
• A positive, collaborative attitude
• Fluent written and spoken English (additional languages a bonus)