Associate, Real Estate, The Blackstone Group

Job Title	Associate, Real Estate
Employer	The Blackstone Group
Job Type	Full Time
Location	London, UK
Industry	Private Equity
Experience	0-3 Years
Languages	English
Deadline	Wednesday 19th August 2015

Firm Profile:

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our asset management businesses, with almost $300 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Blackstone also provides various financial advisory services, including financial and strategic advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com . Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone

Group Profile:
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has approximately $81 billion in investor capital under management.  Blackstone’s real estate portfolio includes hotel, office, retail, industrial and residential properties in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.  Major holdings include Hilton Worldwide, Invitation Homes (single family homes), Logicor (pan-European logistics), SCP (Chinese shopping malls), and prime office buildings in the world’s major cities.  Blackstone real estate also operates one of the leading real estate finance platforms, including management of the publicly traded Blackstone Mortgage Trust.
Responsibilities :
In this role, the Associate will be involved in supporting fundraising efforts and relationships with limited partners. The Associate will have significant interface with members of the firm’s global real estate group, legal/compliance department, finance and other groups within the firm.  The Associate will spearhead multiple projects at one time such as developing standard due diligence materials for distribution to potential investors, preparing presentations for investors, assisting with investor due diligence requests, conducting market research, and assisting with the fund closing process. The Associate will also be exposed to legal issues associated with fund raising and fund documents. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is eager to learn about real estate, would like to be actively involved with senior members of the real estate team and support fund raising activities.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavours.  The successful candidate should possess a strong attention to detail, be able to multi-task, have superior communication skills, a demonstrated ability to write effectively, and a desire to work in a team environment, often under pressure to meet demanding deadlines in a fast paced environment. Other requirements include:
Background in an Alternatives firm, with experience working on developing training and marketing materials for Real Estate and Private Equity funds and Fund of Hedge Funds is required.
Prior experience in Investor Relations and Fixed Income Sales is required.
An undergraduate degree is required.
Top-notch Excel and PowerPoint skills are required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Location & Application details:
The role will be based at Blackstone offices at 40 Berkeley Square in London
Salary: competitive with market
Apply by sending a CV and cover letter (marking in the heading “IRBD RE 2015 Associate”) to Recruiting Europe@blackstone.com – we are accepting applications from 20 July – 17 August 2015

About The Blackstone Group

The Blackstone Group was founded in New York in 1985 by Pete Peterson and Steve Schwarzman, who were previously working together at Lehman Brothers. The Group operates in a number of areas including private equity, real estate, credit and alternative investments, financial advisory (M&A, restructuring, reorganisations, private placements, etc.). Blackstone’s private equity business has been one of the most active over the last decade, and is now one of the largest in the world.

Investment Strategy

Blackstone pursues non-hostile investments in a diverse range of sectors, primarily in North America and Western Europe.

It has a value-oriented, conservative investment approach which leads it to use “prudent” leverage and focus on companies with leading market shares in stable industries

It is willing to examine complex transactions and performs rigourous due diligence including externsive macroeconomic research and industrial analysis

Other investmetn premises include add-on acquisitions, proprietary deal flow, corporate partnerships and creative exit mechanisms

Target investment size between $250m and $1.25bn