Investment Director

Investment Director — Private Equity/Private Credit

Our client is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial private equity investment firm with a track record of backing complex, cash-generative businesses through periods of significant change and distress. Having built a strong platform over recent years, the firm is now scaling its deal and portfolio capability, meaning the team are looking to grow and add a further Investment Director. This role is an opportunity to join a high-performing team working directly with the firm's leadership, where you'll have genuine influence across both transactions and portfolio value creation.

The Opportunity:

This role allows you to sit at the centre of the firm's investment practice, working across execution and portfolio companies from day one. You'll be expected to hit the ground running on live, complex situations — including immediate involvement in an ongoing portfolio transactions — and to bring the discernment, rigour and judgement to operate with real autonomy.

You will:

• Lead and execute complex transactions from origination through to completion, including situations requiring restructuring, across special situations and "good book" acquisitions for portfolio growth.
• Take an active role across the portfolio — not just on the deal, but in driving performance and value creation post-investment
• Bring financial and commercial nous to deal execution, structuring and ongoing portfolio monitoring
• Work closely with management teams to identify and deliver operational and strategic improvement
• Act as a trusted advisor to the firm's leadership on complex, judgement-led decisions.
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA or equivalent) — this is a firm and essential requirement.
• Strong background in special situations, restructuring or M&A, ideally gained at a leading advisory or investment firm- again a firm and essential requirement.
• Experience operating in fast-moving, high-stakes situations that demand both technical rigour and commercial judgement.
• Track record of working directly with senior stakeholders and management teams.
• Experience with consumer-facing or complex businesses would be an advantage, though not essential.

What's on Offer:

• Highly competitive base salary
• A market leading bonus structure
• A clear path to equity participation beyond year one (genuine equity, not a carry-only structure)
• Direct exposure to and mentorship from senior leadership- from day 1.
• The opportunity to shape a growing platform, with real scope for progression.