Assistant Director - Private Equity Deal Origination - Industrials & Business Services, London

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EY Parthenon’s Large-cap Private Equity Origination practice is seeking an Assistant Director (Senior Manager) to join the team to focus on Industrials & Business Services. The role is based in London and focuses on transaction opportunities that span Europe and EY’s wider EMEIA footprint. The Origination team is an entrepreneurial group within EY’s EY Parthenon (“EYP”), otherwise known internally as SaT, service line. The team is focussed on generating new deal opportunities by supporting our private equity (“PE”) client base through regular deal pipeline and asset-specific discussions.

The team is organised along sector lines, and works closely with practice areas (e.g., financial diligence, strategy, and operational value creation) on key transactions by proactively providing valuable insights, knowledge and intelligence on prospective large-cap deal targets across Europe. The team is a crucial lynchpin in the EYP go-to-market strategy for PE, and the aim is to enhance our relationships with Industrials & Business Services sector teams with respect to our PE client base.

The opportunity

This role will provide the individual with the opportunity to:

• Build external relationships with dealmakers at large-cap PE with strong Industrials and Business Services teams, selected corporates and with other market advisors (bankers, lawyers etc.);
• Develop selected account and relationship management responsibilities;
• Build relationships across EY’s Industrials & Business Services team, the Origination-Key Executive Programme practice and the broader SaT EMEIA firm;
• Develop sector knowledge and Industrials & Business Services deal evaluation and valuation techniques;
• Support the development of thematic points of view;
• Be a key member of an elite, highly experienced team central to helping deliver revenue and growth to EY’s private equity practise.

This role will offer progression opportunities for the right candidate.

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for leading on either the Industrials or Business Services sector (focus TBC), being a central point of contact for deal flow within one of these sectors. You will manage both the short and medium-term sector pipeline by sourcing, investigating and distributing deal intelligence to the SaT practice. Another essential part of the role involves developing market-leading insight discussion materials on upcoming pipeline targets and sector themes (“pursuits”), then delivering this alongside pursuit team deal experts to PE and selected corporate clients.

Your responsibilities will involve internal discussions with relevant people from the SaT Service Line and qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop pursuits. You will also be required to form and uphold relationships with intermediary advisers to chase leads and gather market intelligence. You will also have the opportunity to support the wider Origination team where relevant in team management and preparing sector agnostic insights.

Skills and attributes for success

• Culturally savvy in a pan-European work environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; client-centric
• Team player
• Working at deal speed
• Strong communication skills, including crafting client meeting notes and email interactions
• Excellent analytical and written skills
• Strategically and commercially astute
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Self-starter and initiative to independently drive responsibilities forward
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Problem solver

To qualify for the role you must have

• Professional ACA qualification or equivalent
• A bachelor’s degree 2:1 or above or equivalent
• Deal execution experience and/or technical background (minimum 5 years)
• Financial literacy (understanding of integrated financial statements and modelling skills)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Understanding of private equity / private capital
• Industrials & Business Services sector experience
• Growing network of contacts in the market (Industrials & Business Services and PE professionals, bankers, lawyers, etc.)

What we look for

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with a genuine interest in providing our clients with new and insightful information on upcoming and live transactions. We’re looking for a self-starter who will thrive on working as part of a team and driving real results.

About EY

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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