Investment Associate – Private Credit Funds - Secondaries

Flynn and Chase
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Salary not specified
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Overview: On behalf of our client, a leading Abu Dhabi-based independent, partner-led global alternative investment manager, we are seeking to appoint an Investment Associate within the Private Credit Funds team. Our client is a rapidly scaled institutional platform with in excess of USD 100 billion in assets under management and more than 200 professionals, deploying capital across buyouts, growth equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets and public markets. The Private Credit Funds team is central to the firm's private markets franchise, executing fund commitments, secondaries and co-investments on a global basis. The Role The successful candidate will contribute across the full investment lifecycle for private credit fund commitments, including origination, GP underwriting, execution and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The Associate will work in close cooperation with senior members of the team on capital deployment across geographies and strategies. Key Responsibilities - Investment analysis and execution - Evaluate prospective private credit fund investments through GP underwriting, strategy due diligence, financial modelling and sector research - Prepare investment committee memoranda and supporting presentation materials - Coordinate due diligence workstreams in conjunction with third-party advisors and legal counsel - Contribute to fund structuring, terms negotiation and documentation review Portfolio management - Monitor fund performance, deployment progress and strategy execution - Prepare quarterly and ad-hoc reporting for internal and external stakeholders - Support ongoing risk assessment and valuation procedures - Market intelligence and sourcing - Track developments across the private credit market and maintain relationships with GPs, placement agents, consultants and investment banks - Assist in the sourcing and screening of co-investments, direct and syndicated loan opportunities Operational - Liaise with fund operations, legal and compliance functions to ensure the effective execution and monitoring of transactions - Contribute to ongoing process improvement across the team Candidate Profile - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline - 3–5 years of relevant experience, ideally within private credit fund primaries or secondaries underwriting; alternatively, private fund primaries or secondaries combined with exposure to private credit, leveraged finance, investment banking or restructuring - Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities - Sound working knowledge of credit documentation and transaction structuring - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present effectively to senior stakeholders - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard financial analysis tools - Prior exposure to multi-asset class investment environments considered advantageous - Familiarity with ADGM, SCA or comparable regulatory frameworks would be beneficial - A collaborative, detail-oriented professional able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment The Opportunity - Direct exposure to a leading institutional investor deploying meaningful capital across private credit strategies - Broad mandate spanning fund primaries, secondaries and co-investments – unusual scope at Associate level - Flat, partner-led culture with substantive transaction ownership from an early stage - Abu Dhabi base offering tax-free remuneration and international deal exposure - Opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing alternative investment platforms in the GCC

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