Private Equity Associate

Soul Equity Solutions • Boca Raton, FL

22h • Onsite

About The Position

An Associate will work directly with the firm's partners across the full deal lifecycle, from screening and pricing new opportunities through diligence, execution, and portfolio support. The firm is an entrepreneurial independent sponsor investing in lower middle market private companies, with a focus on complex services businesses in business services, financial services, and healthcare services. It invests deal-by-deal with a network of capital partners and pursues control buyouts, minority investments, recapitalizations, management-led buyouts, and growth equity.

The firm reviews thousands of opportunities each year and is developing proprietary technology to scale deal sourcing and roughly double annual deal flow. The Associate will join a lean team with substantial live deal work and is expected to execute independently, produce accurate work, and take ownership. The firm is opening a new in-person office in South Florida. The position also supports portfolio investments and the development of the firm's sourcing technology and internal processes.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of investment banking experience at a reputable bulge bracket, middle market, or elite boutique bank.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to independently build three-statement and LBO models from scratch and stand behind the numbers.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate work product.
• Fluency in standard banking and private equity workflows, including reviewing and synthesizing CIMs and public information, building comparable-company analyses, and preparing investment materials.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and genuine interest in the independent sponsor model, including deal-by-deal capital raising.
• Located in or committed to relocating to South Florida, with the ability to work on-site within commuting distance from Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale.

Nice To Haves

• Prior private equity experience.

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate opportunities from a large, technology-enabled pipeline and help prioritize deals for further review.
• Build and maintain financial models, valuation analyses, and returns scenarios to price opportunities and support letters of intent.
• Lead diligence workstreams, coordinate with advisors, and synthesize findings into recommendations for the partners.
• Prepare investment memoranda and materials for the firm's investor network as capital is raised for transactions.
• Support active platform investments through monitoring, add-on acquisition analysis, and value-creation work.
• Help develop the firm's deal-sourcing technology and internal processes as the firm scales.
• Build relationships with intermediaries, management teams, and co-investors alongside the partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed