Senior Associate, Corporate Development - Private Equity

About the Role
The Senior Associate, Corporate Development - Private Equity plays a crucial role in supporting the corporate-development, strategic-transaction, and enterprise-growth initiatives across the international private equity platform. The position will evaluate a range of corporate actions such as acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, partnerships, and more from initial screening through execution and post-transaction follow-up. Collaborating closely with diverse teams including Corporate Development, Investment Management, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Portfolio Operations, the Senior Associate is responsible for developing financial and strategic analyses, coordinating due diligence efforts, and preparing actionable materials for senior leadership and Investment Committee review. The role demands high standards of analytical quality, disciplined workflow management, timely escalation of issues, and meticulous transaction record maintenance, all while contributing to portfolio growth and value realization.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the identification, screening, and prioritization of opportunities such as acquisitions, disposals, strategic investments, joint ventures, partnerships, and restructuring efforts in line with the private equity strategy.
• Conduct comprehensive company, market, and sector analyses to evaluate strategic fit, competitive positioning, management readiness, business model robustness, and potential for value creation.
• Develop and sustain valuation, transaction, and returns analyses, which include comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, scenario modeling, and risk assessments.
• Manage and coordinate due diligence across commercial, financial, legal, tax, regulatory, technical, and sustainability dimensions; maintain trackers and oversee information requests and findings consolidation.
• Assist in transaction structuring, financial analysis, negotiation processes, documentation, approvals, regulatory compliance, and associated post-closing activities.
• Prepare clear memoranda, presentations, and support materials for senior management, the Board, and Investment Committees, detailing rationale, economic analyses, risks, and strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with portfolio company teams in matters of acquisitions, divestitures, market entry, strategic partnerships, and initiatives aimed at accelerating enterprise value.
• Monitor and sustain opportunity pipelines while analyzing sector consolidations, competitive actions, capital movements, valuation trends, disruptive business models, and geopolitical changes to reveal actionable themes.
• Facilitate coordination among internal stakeholders, portfolio leads, investment banks, advisors, and other relevant parties while ensuring confidentiality and prompt communication.
• Support integration and transition planning by translating transaction assumptions into clear milestones, owners, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with institutional governance standards by maintaining auditable models, transaction records, and lessons learned.
• Review and provide feedback on junior analytical work as assigned, helping instill consistent standards for modeling, diligence, presentations, and project management within Corporate Development.

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient understanding of private equity investments, governance frameworks, active ownership strategies, portfolio performance metrics, and exit protocols.
• Advanced capabilities in financial modeling, accounting, valuation, transaction economics, and scenario analysis, particularly with Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple teams including Investment, Finance, Legal, Tax, Compliance, and external advisors.
• Strong commercial judgment, strategic insight, and problem-solving skills, coupled with the ability to identify key value drivers and risks.
• Capacity to manage multiple internal and external workstreams, maintain rigorous timelines, and uphold accurate transaction records.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage confidently with diverse stakeholders such as management teams, advisors, and investors.
• Proven track record of managing several time-sensitive projects at once and supporting the development of junior team members.
• Preferred cross-border transaction experience coupled with cultural fluency; fluency in Arabic, Spanish, French, or a relevant language is an asset but not a requirement.

Job Experience

• Typically requires 6 or more years of progressive experience in corporate development, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, or strategy consulting.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting or executing various corporate actions from preliminary screening through due diligence and closing.
• Experience in preparing well-structured, decision-ready materials for senior executives and Boards is essential.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Professional qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration or equivalent qualifications.