Associate - Private Equity

Sinclair Broadcast Group•Hunt Valley, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sinclair Ventures is the direct investment arm of Sinclair, Inc., deploying capital into lower-middle-market control investments. The Associate will be the analytical engine of the deal team, owning financial work on live transactions, leading research for investment theses, and running point on diligence workstreams. This role offers direct partner exposure, meaningful influence, and involvement across the full deal lifecycle, with a primary focus on private equity. The team is small, the pipeline is active, and the work is unfiltered, seeking someone who wants to help build a firm.

Requirements

2–5 years in PE, investment banking (M&A or leveraged finance), or top-tier consulting on transaction work.
Demonstrated live-deal reps: modeling, diligence, IC drafting, management interaction.
Genuine interest in the “atoms” side of the economy is required.
Advanced LBO and operating modeling from a blank sheet — defend every assumption.
Fluency in DCF, comps, precedents, debt mechanics, returns attribution.
Strong reading of QoE, audited financials, and debt docs — you find the issue that matters in a 200-page data room.
Excel, PowerPoint, PitchBook, AlphaSense.
Bachelor’s required.

Nice To Haves

Direct PE experience is a plus.
Industrials/infrastructure/services background helpful.
MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus.

Responsibilities

Own LBO, operating, and returns models end-to-end — base, downside, management cases — with a point of view on the drivers.
Drive valuation across DCF, comps, precedents, SOTP. Model PPA, tax structuring, rollover, earn-outs.
Audit third-party models and QoE.
Build theses in target verticals — water and environmental services, infrastructure services, civil and site work, industrial manufacturing.
Map landscapes, value chains, and consolidation patterns; produce thematic work that translates into a target list.
Run primary research and develop conviction, not summaries.
Triage CIMs and proprietary opportunities to a clear pass/pursue, fast.
Lead financial, commercial, operational, and legal diligence — coordinating QoE, consultants, lenders, counsel — and translate findings into deal-relevant conclusions.
Read debt docs, credit agreements, and term sheets.
Draft IC memos, lender materials, and management presentations.
Sit at the table for management meetings, banker calls, and negotiations.
Support portfolio companies on operating reviews, KPI reporting, add-ons, and capital structure.
Track performance vs. underwriting and surface variances early.
Underwrite add-ons with platform-deal rigor.
Build the infrastructure — pipeline systems, banker CRM, IC and diligence templates, playbooks.