Transaction Management Associate (Private Equity Fundraising) - Private Capital Advisory

Lazard•New York, NY

3d•$185,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lazard PCA is seeking to hire an Associate with a minimum of three years of experience for its Primary Private Equity fundraising business. This person will play an important role as a Transaction Management team member alongside senior bankers supporting deal management activities primarily for North American based clients. The position will be based in New York City and require periodic travel.

Requirements

Strong writing skills required for marketing materials
Organized and confident communication style internally and externally; ability to seamlessly manage senior client interaction
Capacity to multi-task and to manage multiple elements of a fund raising
Minimum of three years of experience

Nice To Haves

Private Equity fundraising experience preferred, either as a placement agent, limited partner, or internal investor relations team member

Responsibilities

Assist in evaluating and tracking market developments (deals in market, participating investors, current events)
Support several Transaction Management teams in conducting fund due diligence, preparing marketing materials and being a point of contact with clients, ideally evolving to primary contact
Communicate and strategize with the Private Equity Distribution Team throughout the marketing process to close investor commitments
Work with Analysts to prepare supporting materials required for communication of fundraising information to fund manager clients; communication occurs on a daily and weekly basis and includes coordinating investor roadshows; filtering and relaying investor feedback; completing due diligence requests, and detailing the overall status of the fund-raising.