Position Summary
The Senior Associate will play a pivotal role in sourcing, evaluating, and executing secondary market transactions within our Private Equity Partnerships Investments team overseeing secondaries, co-investments and primaries. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, deep market knowledge, and the ability to manage complex transaction processes from origination through closing. The Senior Associate will work closely with senior investment professionals, portfolio managers, and external counterparties to identify opportunities that align with the firm’s investment strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Deal Sourcing & Origination: Build and maintain relationships with intermediaries, GPs, LPs, and advisors to identify high-quality secondary opportunities, including LP stake sales, GP-led restructurings, and structured solutions.
- Investment Analysis: Conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative assessments of GP managers, funds, portfolios, and underlying assets, including cash flow modeling, valuation, and scenario analysis.
- Due Diligence: Lead transaction diligence processes, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors to assess commercial, legal, financial, and tax risks.
- Transaction Execution: Manage transaction timelines, negotiate terms, and prepare investment memoranda for internal investment committees.
- Market Intelligence: Monitor trends in private equity, including the secondary market, track pricing benchmarks, and provide insights to inform investment strategy.
- Portfolio Management: Support ongoing monitoring of acquired positions, including performance tracking, valuation updates, and exit planning.
What we expect
- 4–6 years of relevant experience in private equity, investment banking, or secondary advisory, with at least 2 years focused on secondary transactions.
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills, with proficiency in Excel and relevant analytical tools.
- Deep understanding of private equity fund structures, LP-led / GP-led processes, and LP portfolio dynamics.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and succinctly.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams under tight deadlines.
Competencies
- Commercial acumen and transaction judgment.
- Strategic thinking with attention to detail.
- Relationship-building and networking skills.
- Financial Modeling: Profeciency in financial modeling is essential for analizing investment opportunities and managing portfolio companies.
- High integrity and professional maturity.
- Project management and task prioritization.
- Business diligence and data processing.
What we offer
Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded.
Our offerings include:
- Professional, international, and high-performing work-environment
- Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
- Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities
- Competitive benefits and wellness package, including medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401k (Roth and pre-tax options) with company-match
- 25 vacation days, and 13 holidays annually
- One-month sabbatical after every five years of service
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Education assistance program
- Lunch stipend
- Domestic and international events, including offsites and volunteer opportunities
- Partners Group compensation has a long-term outlook and philosophy, and our total compensation emphasizes performance based long term incentives. Base pay range for this role is $209,000 -$231,000, and a performance-based bonus are additional parts of the total compensation package.
Make an impact on the organization by taking a leading role in the growth of our US business. Our working environment is humble, inclusive and transparent; the structure of the firm is flat.
At Partners Group, we thrive on new ideas for the benefit of our clients, our employees and our communities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support diversity of perspectives.
