Private Equity Analyst / Associate - Japan Business Coverage Team

Neuberger Berman•New York, NY

About The Position

Neuberger Berman is an employee-owned global investment management firm with $563 billion in assets under management. The private investment group of the firm, NB Private Markets, is a leading and growing investor in private markets, managing over $150 billion of client commitments since inception, and over $25 billion of commitments are managed on behalf of Japanese clients including insurance companies, banks and pension funds. Our Japan private markets business has been growing rapidly primarily driven by customized separate accounts programs diversified across asset classes, investment strategies and geographies. Neuberger Berman is one of the leading players in the private markets custom fund business in Japan and globally. Our investment strategies include: Primary Fund Investments: Invest in private equity funds across asset classes (buyout, special situations, growth equity and venture capital) and geographies (North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America) Equity Co-Investments: Invest directly in private companies alongside premier private equity sponsors Secondaries: Acquire limited partnership interests in seasoned private equity funds, and structure and execute GP-led secondary transactions Private Credit: Invests on a primary or secondary basis in junior and senior private debt instruments, including first and second lien, unitranche, mezzanine and preferred instruments, in profitable and cash-generative private equity-owned companies

Requirements

2 - 4 years of relevant professional experience is preferable (i.e., investment banking, private equity marketing / accounting / reporting or placement agent)
English proficiency is required
Japanese proficiency is required

Responsibilities

Manage investment planning and portfolio construction for the customized separate accounts programs with the Japanese investors as one of the “Japan Coverage Team / Japan Desk” members based in New York, including assisting with the production and presentation of materials, organizing and coordinating onsite meetings for Japanese client
Liaise with investment team members, legal, finance and Japanese sales force in Tokyo to prepare responses to RFPs, respond to other prospect /client inquiries and deliver monitoring reports
Build deep understanding of private investment strategies, including Primary fund investments, Equity Co-investments, Secondaries, Private Credit and a number of other Specialty Strategies in serving as a product specialist for the Japanese sales team