Private Equity Fund of Funds Research Analyst

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Artian Investments Limited Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Investment Manager Research Analyst to join our Private Markets team at Artian Investments Limited. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for conducting in-depth research and analysis of private equity fund managers, identifying potential investment opportunities, and providing recommendations to our Investment Committee.

Key Responsibilities
  • Idea Generation and Research
    • Identify, research, and recommend private equity managers in assigned areas of coverage
    • Use and further develop quantitative screening tools, including conducting public and private markets benchmarking analysis
    • Produce relevant quantitative analysis to supplement the qualitative due-diligence process across existing and new investments
    • Participate in the fund manager due diligence process, including in-house meetings and on-site visits (where necessary)
    • Detailed review of Datarooms and conducting best-in-class operational due diligence reviews and manager references (where appropriate)
    • Write research reports on existing and/or potential managers and update existing reports with any news or new developments, which could impact the investment thesis
    • Prepare recommendations for inclusion of funds for the IC approval and over time be involved in sourcing of new manager relationships
    • Assist in review of commercial and legal agreements (e.g. Limited Partnership Agreements, Prospectuses, Side Letters) together with the in-house Legal team
    • Draft and prepare all required documents for the IC and support and monitor the execution of legal and financial terms (including managing approval process of Aifm managers/administrators as relevant)
    • Ensure investment due-diligence processes are followed, including the recording/filing of relevant documentation
    • Collaborate pro-actively alongside other team members to enhance the team's idea generation and evaluation processes, systems, and tools
    • Assist the team in sourcing and evaluating co-investment opportunities alongside the Direct Private Equity team
  • Monitoring
    • Prepare and present quarterly performance reports and ad-hoc updates to the IC and pipeline investments
    • Monitor and assess managers' performance, produce and interpret attribution analysis, and provide overall summaries
    • Bring to the team's attention any changes at the manager level, such as key personnel changes, style drift, or any material impact to the original investment thesis
    • Support all investment activities and ensure that they comply with the agreed investment guidelines
    • Carry out any other similar or related duties as assigned by line manager
    • Ensure monitoring processes are followed, including the recording of relevant documentation
    • Periodic review of capital account statements (review of NAV, fees, expenses, and overall performance KPI metrics)
    • Periodic review of cashflow forecasts (expected capital calls to advise on overall liquidity management)
    • Liaise with the Operations Team for flow of information/quarterly reporting
    • Preparation and sourcing of ad-hoc industry/sector reports to support colleagues
    • Conducting regular (minimum quarterly) manager update calls/meetings (in person or via Zoom/Teams) and prepping team in advance of the meetings
    Requirements
    • Significant (at least 3-5 years) experience of fund manager research or related (either in Private and/or Public equities) at an investment house/Family Office or Consultancy
    • Experience of interviewing fund managers, researching investment opportunities, analyzing performance data, and presenting to Investment Committees or portfolio managers
    • Applicable financial markets and/or institutional fund manager experience
    Technical Expertise/Skills/Knowledge
    • Strong working knowledge of investment strategies, capital markets, and relevant fund manager universes
    • Experience across a range of asset classes/strategies, liquid and illiquid is an advantage
    • Show intellectual curiosity; be open to challenge and comfortable presenting and debating investment ideas with colleagues
    • Highly inquisitive approach to scrutinizing track records
    • Good listening and questioning skills as a significant part of the research process is conducted through interviewing fund managers
    • Excellent written and analytical skills and an ability to produce clear and articulate investment recommendations
    • In-depth understanding of private equity investments
    • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, detail orientation, problem solver, ability to synthesize data to make relevant and logical inferences
    • Knowledge of financial accounting, corporate governance rules, investment valuation techniques, investment styles/factors, and statistics
    • Be proactive and embrace a 'to-do' and 'can-do' attitude with a commitment to learning
    • Ability to use different information systems (Bloomberg, Factset, Morningstar, Pitchbook, Preqin, etc)
    • Fluent in both written and spoken English
    • Excellent skills in Excel, Powerpoint, Word


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