Location: Singapore
Reporting To: Investment Director & Managing Director
About the Firm
Our client is the Singapore office of a well-established Japanese private equity firm with a strong track record of investing in and growing businesses across Asia.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career investment professional looking to accelerate their development within a private equity environment.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior investment professionals across deal sourcing, evaluation, execution, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and investment committee preparation.
The role is highly analytical and execution-focused, making it ideal for candidates who enjoy financial modelling, problem-solving, and evaluating businesses.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Analysis & Modelling
- Build and maintain detailed financial models, including:
- DCF valuations
- LBO models
- Trading comparables
- Transaction comparables
- Scenario and sensitivity analyses
- Support investment underwriting and valuation exercises.
- Conduct industry, market, competitor, and company research.
- Analyse business models, growth drivers, financial performance, and key risks.
- Support the development of investment theses and recommendations.
- Assist with financial, commercial, legal, tax, and operational due diligence.
- Coordinate with external advisors and transaction stakeholders.
- Support transaction execution through signing and closing.
- Prepare investment memos, investment committee papers, presentations, and supporting analysis.
- Clearly articulate investment rationale, valuation, risks, and recommendations.
- Support portfolio company monitoring and performance analysis.
- Assist with ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and value creation initiatives.
Experience
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in:
- Private Equity
- Growth Equity
- Corporate Development
- Investment Banking
- Corporate Finance
Technical Skills
- Strong financial modelling and valuation capabilities.
- Solid understanding of:
- DCF
- LBO
- Financial statement analysis
- Corporate finance fundamentals
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Intellectually curious
- Highly detail-oriented
- Humble and coachable
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Comfortable working in a lean team environment
- Able to handle multiple workstreams under tight timelines
- Willing to roll up their sleeves and take ownership
Language Requirements
- Excellent written and spoken English is required.
- Additional Southeast Asian language capabilities are viewed favourably, particularly:
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Malay
- Vietnamese
Why Join?
- Direct exposure to senior investment professionals and decision-makers.
- Significant learning opportunities across the full investment lifecycle.
- Regional Southeast Asia investment exposure.
- Lean team environment with meaningful responsibility from day one.
- Strong mentorship and long-term career development potential.
- Opportunity to build a career within a growing private equity platform.
