Associate
Investments Group
Los Angeles
Position Overview:
The Associate role will be based in Los Angeles working closely with the senior professionals to underwrite and execute investment opportunities. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Due diligence, including analysis of entitlements and environmental issues, construction budgets and schedules, financial projections and appraisals
- Developing cash flow models and valuation analyses
- Assisting in the development and documentation of transaction rationale and investment strategy, including preparation and presentation of all investment memoranda and investor presentation materials
- Reviewing transaction and capital agreements, including purchase and sales agreements, joint venture agreements, loan agreements, co-lender agreements, asset management agreements and development agreements
- Facilitating pre- and post-closing transaction processes, coordinating with legal counsel, appraisers, auditors, consultants and other deal service providers
- Managing the review of investment / capital funding requests in coordination with third-party consultants, loan servicers and other service providers
- Monitoring the performance of existing assets and the compliance of investees / borrowers with the terms of transaction agreements
- Maintaining financial projections for individual assets; analyzing management accounts and financial statements and reporting on variances
- Preparing monthly and quarterly reports to investors or capital providers
Qualifications:
- Strong academic credentials from a top-tier institution
- 3-7 years’ experience in private equity real estate investments (equity or debt)
- Strong knowledge of financial accounting; excellent analytical/modeling skills
- Exceptional business writing skills
- Strong work ethic and highest ethical standards