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This sector covers all venture capital and private equity jobs, with opportunities for roles ranging from analysts and associates to directors.

Private equity funds are funds that invest in the equity (i.e. shares) of companies that are not listed on stock exchanges. There are two broad categories for private equity recruitment: venture capital funds and buyout funds. Venture capital funds typically invest in one of three industry sectors: IT, telecommunications and life sciences. Unlike buyout funds, which usually invest in a company only once, venture capitalist funds will typically participate in different rounds of financing. For example, 'seed investors' invest at the start of a company's life, whereas 'late stage' investors invest shortly before a company floats on the stock market.

While venture capital investors typically focus on young companies or start-ups, buyout funds almost always put their money into established business. They also use debt to finance some of the transaction, invest more money than venture capitalists, and usually have control of the company they're investing in - whereas a venture capitalist will only own a part share.

There are several types of buyout transaction. These include:

MBOs - Management Buyouts. This is when the team of executives who are already managing a particular company decide to buy it from the current owners.

MBIs - Management buy-ins. This is when a team of managers from another company buys a rival from the same sector.

LBO - Leveraged buyouts. All buyouts are leveraged (i.e. they involve debt). Leveraged buyouts are simply distinguished by the fact that they are initiated by buyout firms themselves - or by companies who are trying to sell a division - rather than by teams of managers.

Buyout funds typically use a company's assets as collateral for loans to finance the deal. This means that companies that already have high levels of debt are usually unattractive to private equity investors and won't usually be buyout targets.

Once a buyout fund has acquired a company, it may then borrow additional large sums secured against the company's assets and use some of that money to pay itself a dividend before it sells the company to a trade buyer or floats it on a stock exchange.

Private equity and venture capital jobs and careers fall into several categories, including analysts at the junior end, who build financial models and crunch numbers to help establish whether an investment is viable; principals who play a key role in appraising whether to do a deal and managing the process if it goes ahead, and partners who lead the fund, seek new investments and liaise with investors. Funds also employ investor relations and operations professionals.

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AIP Junior Sales Analyst Morgan Stanley Competitive USA-NY-New York City 19 May 13

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Insurance Analyst Fortress Investment Group LLC Competitive base + Bonus structure USA-NY-New York City 17 May 13

Fortress'' Private Equity Group seeks an Insurance Analyst to join its Financial Services/Insurance Investment...

Partner Level Executive Assistant – New Jersey GQR Global Markets $70,000-$90,000K + Bonus (D.O.E.) USA-NJ-Newark 17 May 13

Partner Level Executive Assistant – Administration Support – Boutique Quant Firm – Project Manageme...

Associates / Senior Associates, Strategic Investment Group, New York / London - 3684 /5G Private Equity Recruitment Competitive USA-NY-New York City 17 May 13

Great opportunity for an analyst / associate passionate about financial technology to join a newly established...

Manager Private Equity Accounting The Mirillion Group Competitive Canada-ON-Toronto 16 May 13

Position Purpose The Manager will ensure that Private Equity Clients, real estate funds managers are provide...

Private Equity Compliance Associate The Forum Group Base salary, bonus and benefits. USA-NY-New York City 16 May 13

Our client is a well recognized and highly respected investment and advisory firm with an unparalleled opportu...

VP AML Private Equity The Forum Group USA USA-NY-New York City 16 May 13

Our client, one of the largest and most prestigious Private Equity firms in the world has a newly created oppo...

l/s Equity Hedge Fund - Financial Services Analyst Mirage Recruitment Extremely Competitive USA-NY-New York City 16 May 13

Circa $5bn equity l/s Hedge Fund is now looking for an extremely accomplished Equity Analyst. The role will re...

Private Equity Analyst Highland Base plus Bonus USA-TX-Dallas 16 May 13

Highland is seeking a top-performing pre or post-MBA investment professional to join its Private Equity team i...

Investment Analyst Not Disclosed Competitive USA-NY-New York City 16 May 13

Analysts support the portfolio managers in financial analysis and trading activities, during which time they a...

Private Equity Fund Marketing / Distribution Michael Page International - US Base Salary + Performance Bonus USA-NY-New York City 15 May 13

VP of Private Equity Business Development Private Equity seeks an experienced Sales professional. Client a...

Managing Director - Business Development Michael Page International - US Competitive Compensation USA-NY-New York City 15 May 13

A well regarded Investment Management firm with Private Equity / Alternative Investment & Traditional Investme...

Private Equity/Debt - Associate Michael Page International - US Base + Bonus USA-NY-New York City 15 May 13

Our client is a top-tier Private Debt & Equity investor and Asset Manager.

VP - Investor Relations / Marketing Specialist Michael Page International - US Base Salary plus Bonus USA-NY-New York City 15 May 13

$15 Billion Global Private Equity Firm seeks to hire a Marketing Specialist support head of Marketing & Busine...

Senior Private Equity Syndication Specialist Michael Page International - US Commensurate upon experience USA-CO-Denver 15 May 13

International private equity firm focused on natural resources based in the Rocky Mountain region is seeking a...

Investment Banking Associate Not Disclosed Base plus bonus USA-CA-San Francisco 15 May 13

Leading Boutique Investment Bank looking for an Analyst and Associate. The firm specializes in merger and acqu...

M & A Analyst Not Disclosed 70000-95000 USA-NY-New York City 15 May 13

M & A Advisory firm in NY is looking for a dynamic individual to join there team

Investment Analyst, Private Equity Partners Group In line with the industry USA-NY-New York City 14 May 13

Across four verticals (Equity, Debt, Real Estate, and Infrastructure), Partners Group invests in three strateg...

Private Equity Research Consultant Cambridge Associates Competitive USA-MA-Boston 14 May 13

Cambridge Associates is seeking to hire a Private Growth Research Consultant to be part of a highly collaborat...

Principal Credit Investments Analyst Michael Page International Base and bonus USA-NY-New York City 13 May 13

Our client is the Principal Investment Arm of a Global Investment Bank seeking a Principal Credit Investment ...

Energy Private Equity Analyst / Sr. Associate Michael Page International - US Competitive Base plus Bonus USA-CT-Stamford 13 May 13

Our client is a Top tier Private Equity Firm seeking an Energy Analyst (2-3 yrs) and/or a Sr. Associate (3-5 y...

Sr. Analyst & Sr. Associate - Principle Credit Investment Banking Michael Page International - US $125,000 - $175,000 USA-NY-New York City 13 May 13

Principal Credit Investment Arm of a Global Investment Bank seeking Analysts & Associates for their busy NY te...

Private Equity Fund of Funds Associate 1 Michael Page International Competitive salary plus bonus USA-NY-New York City 13 May 13

Our client, a highly respected PE Fund of Funds, is seeking a top notch Investment Banking Associate to join ...

Project Manager – Investment Analytics The Carlyle Group Base plus bonus USA-VA-McLean/Arlington 10 May 13

The Carlyle Group is looking for a Manager – Investment Analytics to join the Corporate Accounting Department....

Investor Accounting, Officer, Sr. Consultant Northern Trust $75,000 - $80,000 plus bonus USA-IL-Chicago 10 May 13

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services is a global fund administrator, specializing in administering assets of com...

Vice President - Infrastructure CIM Group DOE USA-CA-Los Angeles 08 May 13

With some direction from an Oversight Principal, is responsible for leading a transaction from sourcing to dis...

Commercial Real Estate Analyst American Capital Competitive USA-MD-Bethesda 06 May 13

American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS) is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager.

Corporate Financial Analyst Aequitas Capital Management 60k-80k DOE USA-OR-Portland 03 May 13

The position is responsible for interpreting data to assess the level of risk associated with a potential inve...

VP of Structured Finance Patriarch Partners Management Group Salary will commensurate with experience USA-NY-New York City 01 May 13

NY-based private equity fund seeks experienced and talented VP or Senior Associate for our Structured Finance...

AIS Business Strategy Consultant, Assistant Vice President (GSAS) State Street Not Specified USA-NY-New York City 29 Apr 13

This role is central to product development and overall process engineering and support efforts. It sits amo...

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