Investment Partner, Private Equity in London

• Vacancy Type
• Permanent/Full Time
• Location
• London

Job Description

Gresham House Ventures is a Private Equity and Growth Capital investor with c.£0.86bn of AUM across Venture Capital Trust and institutional LLP funds, supported by a strong fundraising track record and c.£300m of current fund liquidity awaiting investment.

We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated Investment Partner to help lead deployment, investment decision-making, portfolio value creation and the continued strategic growth of the Gresham House Ventures platform.

This is a senior role combining team leadership, principal investment decision-making across a high volume of opportunities, active portfolio involvement and close partnership with entrepreneurial management teams.

The role sits within the Private Equity Partners Group and will contribute actively to team leadership, investment strategy and platform development.

For the right candidate, this offers the opportunity to shape a growing private equity platform with significant capital to deploy, senior leadership influence, and exposure to ambitious UK growth businesses.

Key responsibilities / accountabilities

• Operate as part of the senior leadership team responsible for delivering the agreed strategic and financial goals of the GHV division.
• Co-lead the investment team through clear communication, disciplined deal flow management and delivery against deployment targets into high-quality assets.
• Oversee investment team activity by co-leading weekly investment processes, chairing deal discussions and maintaining the cadence and rhythm of team delivery.
• Lead and develop junior investment team members to deliver clearly defined GHV strategic objectives and KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to utilise AI and advanced analytics to enable the transformation of investment operations.
• Origination of new investment ideas and ongoing management of existing investments.
• Conduct research / due diligence on investment ideas and prepare investment papers / proposals accordingly.
• Participate in investment decisions, present at and attend investment committee meetings for specific funds as necessary.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Independent Fund Boards, venture and growth companies, advisers and other industry participants.
• Implement and ensure adherence to compliance procedures associated with the relevant investment process and methodology.
• Support regular reporting and compliance activities associated with specific funds and products.
• Lead investment monitoring and valuation analysis across relevant portfolio assets.
• Collaboratively develop new institutional fund investment strategies, including acting as Lead Manager where appropriate.

Skills & experience

• 10+ years relevant experience in industry such as private equity, growth & venture capital, corporate finance/M&A/advisory, strategy consulting, transaction services, restructuring or management consulting.
• Ability to develop and implement operational processes, including AI transformation to drive team effectiveness.
• Demonstrable passion and aptitude for investment – notably in SME’s and wanting to play a key role in assisting owners and management in the growth and development of their businesses.
• Deal origination capability and experience.
• Identifiable and successful investment track record.
• Strong financial skills including financial modelling and analysis capability
• Strong people and communication skills, clear ability to build and maintain relationships, and to influence and work with board level contacts.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and exercise professional judgement in reviewing potential investment opportunities.
• Personal attributes
• A good aptitude to learn - with a willingness to share knowledge and to learn from others
• Collegiality - a good team player and able to work independently
• Works well under pressure and deadlines
• Curious, rigorous and well-organised
• Be efficient, reliable, committed and thorough
• Drive and initiative - the desire to add value, proactive approach and willing to go above and beyond for clients and colleagues alike
• Fast paced - ability to work on a variety of tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong intellect - the ability to analyse and distil information quickly and effectively
• Able to communicate effectively and adapt to anyone within the broader team

Gresham House is an equal opportunities employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities.

Gresham House is dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture amongst all our employees.

• Company Background
• Business overview

Gresham House is a global specialist investor focused on delivering financial returns for clients by investing in the global themes shaping our future.

We partner with our clients to help them achieve their financial and sustainability objectives through investing in key long-term trends:

• Natural capital - offering our clients access to a platform of return-generating natural capital and climate-positive assets
• The energy transition - supporting our clients’ decarbonisation ambitions and the global transition to net-zero carbon emissions
• Housing & Infrastructure - investing in a range of social housing and sustainable infrastructure initiatives aimed at generating strong financial returns.

Productive growth capital - directing capital into small and growing listed and unlisted businesses that aim to generate long-term growth as well as driving productivity gains

We deliver value for our clients through our investment performance, taking a partnership approach to addressing our clients’ needs, providing access to highly differentiated and alternative assets alongside quality service provision.

We manage investments and co-investments on behalf of institutional investors, wealth managers, financial advisers, family offices, individual investors, charities, and endowments.

Our expertise includes public equity, private equity, forestry, renewable energy, housing and sustainable infrastructure.

With a heritage dating back to 1857, Gresham House now has over £12bn AUM across its global alternative investments platform.

It has over 230 employees across its expanding global footprint with recent acquisitions of SUSI Partners in Zurich and Molpus Woodlands Group in the US.

The business continues to internationalise its client base and has operations and distribution partnerships across the UK, Europe, and Asia.

Our purpose

Our corporate purpose is to help clients achieve their financial objectives through specialist investment solutions focused on long-term themes which shape the way in which we live.

We are committed to sustainability, and this is based on a core set of beliefs that guide our strategic objectives, including our Corporate Sustainability Strategy, and investment approach.

These beliefs are complemented by our definitions of what sustainability means to us as an investor, as a business and employer, and as a corporate citizen.

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