Global India School Foundation - Senior Associate - Investments

The Investment Associate/ Senior Associate shall support the Investments department. Geographic region shall be Asia, including India. The role shall include execution of investment transactions in the region, with a focus on oversight of ongoing due diligence exercises, initiation, and development of detailed financial models, and ensuring smooth deal closure.

Additional responsibilities shall include cooperation with Integration teams post-deal closure, transfer of necessary diligence findings and relationships to integration managers as well as the relevant Finance and Operations teams.

Key Responsibilities:

- Perform first-cut analysis of new transaction proposals for senior team members including deal summaries, initial modelling, and pricing/ IRR output.

- Create and maintain detailed financial models for each proposed acquisition within the Asia region. Build up a scenario analysis based on discussion with the management and consideration of diligence findings in the model. Update as needed during and after deal closure.

- Lead certain aspects on the transaction execution, identify key issues and devise feasible and effective solutions.

- Assist in selection and onboarding of due diligence vendors.

- Oversee and review due diligence vendor workstreams for ongoing transactions.

- Assist in transaction completion, including documentation, tracking conditions precedent and conditions subsequent, and funding of transactions.

- Maintain pipeline transactions database, including latest deal updates.

- Coordinate between in-house integration teams, target personnel, and due diligence providers to transfer appropriate findings, relationships to allow seamless transition of systems and processes after deal closure.

- Works closely with other functional areas, specially finance and integration teams, as well as key operational managers to understand potential post-acquisition synergies and competency gaps within acquisition targets.

- Builds strong networks and maintains good working relationships with internal and external partners to keep abreast of the current business climate and macroeconomic trends.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Degree or higher qualification in accountancy, economics, finance, or capital markets. .

- Experience Atleast 5 years' experience in M&A/ Investment Banking/ Financial Advisory, with focus on Private Equity investments.

- Experience in investments in the education industry desirable but not critical.