Private Equity Associate
11 days ago
Cleveland
Job Description Private Equity Associate Location: Cleveland Focus: Industrials Our client is a private equity firm focused on LMM industrial companies, combining deep operating expertise with disciplined investing. The team includes former Fortune 500 CEOs/Presidents and seasoned investors who employ a playbook to drive measurable, long‑term value across cycles. Team members have completed 100+ industrial transactions, including 40+ within the current platform. The Associate role sits at the nexus of deal execution and value creation. You'll lead workstreams across sourcing, diligence, financing, and post‑close initiatives, partnering directly with former operators and portfolio leadership. It's a high‑ownership seat suited to someone who thrives in an operationally intensive PE model and wants real responsibility in a tight‑knit team. What You'll Do • Deal Evaluation & Diligence, • Lead workstreams on market sizing, customer/competitor mapping, KPIs, and operational diagnostics, • Build and own dynamic LBOs, returns cases, and sensitivity analysis, • Coordinate third‑party diligence (commercial, accounting, legal, insurance, IT/cyber, environmental), • Support debt processes: lender materials, credit Q&A, and financing documentation, • Execution, • Manage data rooms, trackers, and diligence flow; synthesize findings into investment committee materials, • Support SPA negotiations and closing processes; ensure workstreams stay on timeline, • Portfolio Value Creation, • Partner with management to implement the Operating Playbook post‑close, • Build KPI dashboards, pricing/margin analytics, procurement and working capital initiatives, • Track value creation progress vs. thesis; help prepare board materials and operating reviews, • Sourcing & Thematic Work, • Develop sector theses across industrials., • Build target lists, engage CEOs/founders, and manage early‑stage evaluations, • Experience: 1-3 years total; typically 1+ years investment banking (industrial coverage preferred). Top‑tier consulting with heavy PE/industrial exposure also considered., • Advanced financial modeling expertise, debt structuring familiarity, quality-of-earnings fluency, KPI design, and operational improvement analytics., • Operating Mindset: Evidence of partnering with management to execute initiatives-not just "paper diligence.", • Executive Presence: Confident with C‑suite, lenders, bankers; crisp, structured communicator.Company DescriptionOperating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry. By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals. We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places. From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.