Analyst - European Fund Underwriting

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Aon Full time

Analyst - European Fund Underwriting
Townsend is seeking to add an Analyst to its European Fund Underwriting Team.
This role will cover European and UK real estate funds and clubs. This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our London office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.


What the day will look like

At Townsend our mission is to seek compelling investment opportunities with best-in-class managers in order to deliver quality risk adjusted investment returns for our clients' real estate portfolios.


Ongoing responsibilities include:

  • Maintain uptodate knowledge on European institutional real estate investment environment and market issues and trends, in particular as it pertains to real estate investment funds.
  • Track, screen, evaluate and monitor European real estate fund management platforms and fund products.
  • Work with colleagues on investment underwritings and contribute to the production of underwriting reports.
  • Create meeting notes and develop own opinions on the relative merits of real estate funds.
  • Provide support for presentations on real estate investments both internally and, as appropriate, to clients.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with GPs and other industry participants.

How this opportunity is different

Townsend enjoys privileged access to private investment opportunities through its regional and global relationships with real estate investment managers, brokers and agents.

In Europe, those relationships exist in many different countries. Our network provideslive market insights and unique deal-flow.

The European Underwriting Team's task is to manage this pipeline and select the best opportunities to recommend to clients and our own portfolio managers.

The role will involve travel in Europe and within the UK (conferences,AGMs, diligence meetings).

Skills and experience that will lead to success:

  • Demonstrable interest in, and base level knowledge of, real estate investing
  • An understanding of the factors driving performance of real estate markets and investments including the impact of debt and foreign exchange.
  • Confident and enthusiastic 'selfstarter' with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and collaborate constructively with colleagues to complete tasks.
  • Detail orientated with strong analytical skills and ability to construct logical arguments.
  • Demonstrably strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Professional manner and confidence speaking in a group and with senior professionals.
  • Working familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word and ideally, PowerPoint.
  • Satisfactory tertiary educational qualifications.

How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce.

Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon.

Furthermore, all colleagues enjoytwo "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.

We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work..

and we are all for it. We call this SmartWorking

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