Director - Private Equity

• Interesting opportunity
• Reporting to the Founders
  
  

About Our Client

Our client is a Dubai-based private investment group that manages a diversified portfolio of investments across multiple sectors. The organisation is actively building a new media investment platform while overseeing a broad range of private investment opportunities and a substantial portfolio of operating businesses in the UK and the Middle East. The environment is entrepreneurial, fast-paced and highly commercial, offering direct exposure to senior decision-makers and complex investment transactions

Job Description

• Screen and evaluate investment opportunities across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.
• Build financial models and valuation analyses from the ground up, including businesses with complex or informal financial information.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence processes, including data room management, advisor coordination, reference checks and financial analysis
• Structure and support negotiations on investment terms, shareholder agreements, earn-outs and commercial arrangements.
• Prepare concise investment papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Manage transaction execution and support post-investment integration and value creation initiatives.
• Monitor portfolio performance, prepare board and performance reporting materials, and support refinancing, acquisition and disposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with founders, management teams, advisors and investment counterparties.
• Assess investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes and sectors, providing commercial recommendations to senior principals
• Support portfolio companies operationally where required, including on-site business assessments and problem-solving initiatives.
  
  

The Successful Applicant

A successful Investment Director should have:

• 10-15 years experience within private equity, principal investing, family offices, investment management or a related investment environment, focusing on media, technology or consumer sectors
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or a related discipline; advanced professional qualifications are advantageous
• Demonstrated experience executing both minority and control investment transactions.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence processes and manage complex transactions independently.
• Experience working directly with founders, business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, commercial acumen and decision-making skills.
  
  

What's On Offer

• Interesting opportunity
• Direct exposure to the Co-Founder
  
  

Contact: Gitika Aggarwal

Quote job ref: JN-092026-7114060