Associate - Secondary Advisory in City of London

Venture Search is partnered with Private Funds Advisory group, who are looking for M&A candidates to transition into a GP-led Secondary Advisory role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the execution of secondary advisory mandates, including GP-led continuation vehicles, LP portfolio sales, tender offers, strip sales, and structured liquidity solutions.
• Coordinate due diligence processes and data room management.
• Assist in preparing transaction materials including teasers, information memoranda, management presentations, and process letters.
• Build and maintain complex financial models and portfolio analyses.
• Conduct valuation analysis on private market portfolios and underlying assets.
• Monitor trends across the private capital secondaries market.
• Conduct research on buyers, fund managers, portfolio companies, and market activity.
• Prepare internal market updates, pitch materials, and strategic presentations for clients.
• Assist senior team members with client relationship management and new business initiatives.
• Participate in pitch preparation and prospective client meetings.
• Maintain CRM records and transaction databases.

Candidate Profile:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in either secondary advisory, buy-side secondaries or M&A Candidates must have strong modelling skills to be considered
• High level of professionalism and client-facing communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance.

For more information, please contact lucy.schofield@venturesearch.com