At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead technology investments and build relationships across the Nordic region.
- Company: Emerging specialist technology private equity fund in London.
- Benefits: Attractive compensation, long-term incentives, and collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant responsibility and career growth in a dynamic sector.
- Why this job: Join a growing firm and make a real impact in technology investment.
- Qualifications: Five years of private equity experience with a focus on technology investments.
The predicted salary is between 103500 - 126500 £ per year.
An emerging specialist technology private equity fund is seeking to appoint a Vice President or Director to its London-based investment team.
The firm focuses on acquiring and supporting established, high-quality technology businesses across Europe.
It has completed a number of investments and is currently raising additional institutional capital to support the next phase of its growth.
This is a senior investment role with significant responsibility across deal origination, transaction execution and portfolio development.
The successful candidate will play a particularly important role in expanding the firm’s presence across the Nordic region.
Key Responsibilities
- Originate and evaluate proprietary and intermediated technology investment opportunities across the Nordics and wider Europe.
- Develop long-term relationships with founders, management teams, advisers, investment banks and other market participants.
- Lead or play a central role in the execution of new investments, from initial assessment through due diligence, investment committee approval and completion.
- Assess business models, market positioning, competitive dynamics, growth opportunities and potential value-creation initiatives.
- Build and review detailed financial models, investment returns analyses and transaction structures.
- Coordinate commercial, financial, legal, technology and operational due diligence workstreams.
- Prepare high-quality investment committee materials and present investment recommendations to senior decision-makers.
- Work closely with portfolio company management teams to support strategic development, operational improvement, M&A and international expansion.
- Represent the firm within the Nordic technology and private equity ecosystem.
- Support the development and mentoring of more junior investment professionals.
- Candidate Profile
- At least five years of relevant private equity investment experience, with candidates likely operating at Vice President, Principal or Director level.
- Strong experience evaluating and executing technology or technology-enabled investments.
- Demonstrable involvement across the full investment lifecycle, including origination, due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring.
- Existing knowledge of, or a strong professional network within, the Nordic private equity, advisory or technology market.
- Experience investing in software, digital infrastructure, technology services or other technology-related business models would be particularly relevant.
- Strong financial modelling, commercial analysis and investment judgement.
- Confidence leading transactions and managing relationships with founders, management teams, advisers and investment committees.
- Commercially minded, intellectually curious and comfortable operating within an entrepreneurial investment environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A Nordic language would be advantageous but is not essential where the candidate has meaningful Nordic coverage or transaction experience.
- Backgrounds of Interest
Relevant candidates may currently be working within
- A technology-focused private equity or growth investment fund.
- A European or global buyout fund with meaningful technology exposure.
- A Nordic-focused private equity investor.
- A sector-led investment team covering software, technology services or digital infrastructure.
The firm may also consider candidates with a combination of strong private equity experience and earlier technology M&A or investment banking training.
- Why Join
- Join a specialist technology investor at an important stage of its institutional development.
- Take a leading role in building the firm’s Nordic investment activity.
- Work directly with senior investment professionals in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.
- Gain meaningful responsibility across origination, execution and portfolio value creation.
- Participate in the continued development of an active European technology investment platform.
- Attractive compensation and long-term incentive potential for the right individual.
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