Mizuho | Greenhill - PCA: Secondary Advisory, Associate in London

Greenhill & Co. is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings, liquidity solutions and capital raisings to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments. Greenhill operates globally from offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore. In November 2023, Greenhill was acquired by Mizuho Financial Group.

Mizuho | Greenhill's Private Capital Advisory team (“PCA”) advises institutional investors and fund sponsors across the private markets’ ecosystem on primary fundraising and secondary liquidity solutions. Within the PCA business, the Secondary Advisory team specialises in asset-, fund-, and sponsor-level transactions, delivering tailored secondary solutions to support portfolio management, fund structuring and liquidity objectives. Since 2001, our secondary team has advised on more than $420 billion of private equity secondary transactions – more than any other advisor.

The PCA team are seeing an Associate to join our team in London. The Associate will play a key role in the origination and execution of a broad range of LP-led and GP-led transactions, including portfolio sales, continuation vehicles, preferred equity solutions, GP stakes transactions and other structured liquidity solutions. Working closely with both senior bankers and junior team members, the Associate will support the execution of client mandates across all stages of the advisory process, helping to deliver strategic advice and successful transaction outcomes.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Support all aspects of transaction execution across a broad range of secondary transactions: Perform due diligence on underlying funds and portfolio companies, including analysis of financial performance, operating metrics, capital structures, valuation and industry dynamics;
• Develop and review financial models and valuation analyses to support transaction execution and structuring;
• Prepare and review client and marketing materials, including confidential information memoranda, valuation analyses, process documentation and due diligence responses;
• Assist with investor outreach, coordinate investor due diligence processes, manage information flow, respond to investor requests and support transaction timelines;
• Participate in client meetings, management presentations and investor discussions, presenting transaction analyses and key findings as required;
• Help drive transaction execution through signing and closing, coordinating workstreams across clients, investors and external advisers;
• Conduct market, transaction and industry research to support business development activities and broader understanding of private markets and secondary market dynamics;
• Support the preparation of new business presentations, pitch materials and client proposals;
• Produce and maintain various internal transaction databases and market intelligence resources;
• Review work product prepared by Analysts and Interns and contribute to their development through coaching, training and mentoring;
• Develop relationships with market participants across the secondary ecosystem, including investors, fund sponsors, advisers and legal counsel;
• Coordinate with other colleagues across the wider PCA platform and Mizuho | Greenhill's industry coverage and product teams.

Knowledge, Qualifications And Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record from a leading university;
• 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, secondary advisory, private equity, private markets investing, asset management or strategy consulting;
• Demonstrated interest in both LP-led and GP-led transactions;
• Strong understanding of financial analysis, valuation methodologies and corporate finance principles;
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical capabilities;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously;
• A strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity and a collaborative, team-oriented approach;
• Leadership potential and commitment to mentoring junior team members;
• Fluency in an additional European language is advantageous.

As part of working with internationally minded clients, often as part of a close cross-border collaboration with other Mizuho | Greenhill offices, fostering diversity of thought throughout the firm is of significant importance to Greenhill. This importance drives a recruitment strategy that seeks to identify candidates based on their capabilities and affinity to a collaboration-based team environment, as well as the cultural value-add they can bring to our firm.