Investment Analyst/Associate - Private Equity

About the Company: The Growth Equity Fund is dedicated to unlocking growth opportunities in the manufacturing and consumer sectors. By emphasizing innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable business practices, we partner with forward-thinking companies to accelerate growth through strategic value creation and deep sector expertise.

Fund investing strategies:

- High-calibre founders and leadership teams with the vision and capability to drive innovation and sustainable growth.

- Businesses with proven product-market fit, supported by strong customer adoption and validation.

- Companies with differentiated market positioning, underpinned by defensible product or process moats.

- Organizations with transparent governance, clean corporate practices, and robust internal controls.

Role: The person will be primarily responsible for deal sourcing, assessing business plans, performing research / competitive analysis / due diligence, supporting deal execution and portfolio management.

Responsibilities will include the following:

New Investments

- Work with the team on building/refreshing strategy

- Help develop thematic investment thesis and build a pipeline of potential investment leads

- Help with deal execution -build financial models and prepare investment memoranda

- Help with due diligence efforts - review business plans and conduct competitive analysis

Portfolio Management

- Provide analytic and strategic support to portfolio companies

- Market scanning on potential competitors, acquisitions & partnerships

- Participate in follow-on financing discussions, build investment materials

- Work closely with portfolio companies on monitoring key metrics, comparison against competition, staying abreast of market trends impacting portfolio companies

Education, Experience and Skills requirements:

- 2-6 years of business experience conducting company evaluation and financial analysis, ideally at a private equity firm, investment bank, management consultancy

- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills

- Strong communication and writing skills

- Comfort with working in a young and dynamic set-up

- Manufacturing / Consumer domain knowledge (either work experience in the sector or consulting/banking experience) will be very useful