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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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Corporate Development / Strategy VP (Support Services Business) One Search £70k UK-London 24 May 13

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Analyst/Associate – Private Equity (Controlled Investing) One Search Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

A rare opportunity for a top ranked analyst/associate from a leading investment bank to join one of the world'...

Top tier boutique requires junior M&A Analyst One Search Excellent remuneration and bonus UK-London 24 May 13

Our client is one of the leading mid market M&A advisors globally. They have provided advice on the most pro...

Leading M&A Utilities & Infrastructure team requires exceptional Associates One Search Excellent remuneration and bonus UK-London 24 May 13

Our client has advised on the most high profile Utilities & Infrastructure M&A transactions over the last deca...

Associate - Private Equity One Search Market Compensation UK-London 24 May 13

Multi-Billion Private Equity fund seeks Associate hire

Investment Analyst (Credit) One Search Market Compensation UK-London 24 May 13

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Associate - Distressed Debt One Search Market Compensation UK-London 24 May 13

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Project Finance Associate - MAJOR POWER DEVELOPER One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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VP - Project Finance Advisory - MAJOR BANK One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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AD/Director - Portfolio Management - MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEBT FUND One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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Associate/VP - Project Finance - POWER One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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Associate - Modeller - MAJOR WASTE-TO-ENERGY SPONSOR One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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Analyst - Leading Infra/PPP Fund One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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Head of Portfolio Management - Infra Debt One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

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Associate, Global buy-out fund Walker Hamill Excellent UK-London 24 May 13

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Oxford Capital Partners - Senior Investment Manager Walker Hamill Excellent UK-London 24 May 13

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Associate - Private Equity Investor Relations Walker Hamill Attractive UK-London 24 May 13

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Deal Origination Executive Walker Hamill Attractive UK-London 24 May 13

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Analyst, Successful Placement Agent, London - 3728 /9D Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

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Investment Associate, Well Capitalised and Innovative Healthcare Investor, London - 3754 /7G Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Our client, an innovative and well capitalised healthcare investor, is looking to recruit an investment associ...

Investment Analyst, Leading UK Mid Market Investor, UK - 3756 /7G Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-Edinburgh 24 May 13

Our client, a leading mid market investor, is looking to recruit an investment analyst

Investor Relations Executive, Global Secondaries Fund, London - 3735 /3C Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Global Leader in Private Equity's secondary market is keen to hire an Investor Relations Executive for their I...

Legal Executive, Leading Mid-Market Fund, London - 3740 /9D Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

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