Associate, Private Equity Advisory

Kingfish Group • New York, NY

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About The Position

Kingfish Group is a private equity firm with a unique approach that combines people, ideas, and capital. They have two main business segments: private equity investment and advisory services for high-performing PE sponsors. Their philosophy centers on finding talented individuals and empowering them to learn, innovate, and excel. The firm is structured to ensure individual contributions to strategy and goals, with extensive feedback on performance. They focus on building high-performing teams to achieve ambitious objectives.

Associates at Kingfish Group work closely with private equity firm partners, acting as an extension of their deal teams. They evaluate investment opportunities and support portfolio company initiatives. This role involves building relationships with industry executives, synthesizing information into actionable insights for investment decisions, managing projects to deliver high-impact results, and leading internal initiatives to improve team processes and effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 2-3 years of experience within consulting or financial services
• High EQ with advanced written/ verbal communication skills, executive presence and an ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Thoughtful in asking questions and pursuing answers, excited to learn
• Breaks down complex problems and solves them in creative ways
• Effectively identifies key insights and presents insights
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with tight timelines
• Team player that takes initiative to improve the team and the firm

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with industry executives and align them to support the team throughout the investment process
• Guide our research team as they identify industry executives and other primary information relevant for a particular investment opportunity
• Lead calls with industry executives, serving as the primary point of contact and ambassador for the firm
• Synthesize information and translate into key insights that support investment decision making
• Analyze industries, markets and competitive landscapes to better understand investment opportunities
• Perform primary diligence as needed alongside executive advisors throughout the deal process
• Identify key insights from information and recommendations gathered from conversations with industry executives and research
• Manage projects to deliver high impact insights and relationships, providing an advantage to the team
• Manage project plans and deal timelines, working closely with senior leaders at our private equity partners to ensure our work is focused on the highest priorities and maximum impact
• Create and deliver high quality presentations and memoranda for our Partners as well as Kingfish leadership (e.g. primary diligence deliverables, executive spec documentation, and Kingfish Investment Committee discussions)
• Lead company-wide initiatives that improve how we do our work and make us a stronger team.

Benefits

• PPO medical insurance
• dental and vision coverage
• life insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• Medical and Dependent Care Flex spending accounts
• paid maternity and paternity leave
• internet reimbursement
• paid lunch

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level