MSIM - Private Equity Investment Analyst, Morgan Stanley

Job Title	MSIM - Private Equity Investment Analyst
Employer	Morgan Stanley
Job Type	Full Time
Location	London, UK
Industry	Private Equity
Experience	0-3 Years
Languages	English
Deadline	Tuesday 23rd February 2016

Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Background on Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Morgan Stanley has a long and successful history of private equity investing. Since 1985, Morgan Stanley has invested almost $7 billion in private equity transactions on a global basis.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity (MSPE) is the Firm’s primary business for investing in middle-market private equity transactions with offices in London and New York. MSPE is a long-term, operationally focused investor with a demonstrable track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and helping to institutionalise and professionalise mid-market growth companies. Our team of investment professionals brings significant expertise in structuring complex financial transactions in core industries including Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Industrials and Healthcare.

MSPE are now looking to add an Investment Analyst to the team in London, who will work on the origination and execution of investment opportunities for the fund in Western Europe predominantly in the UK, Germany, the Benelux and Scandinavia.

Qualifications
Responsibilities will include:
- Financial modelling and valuation.
- Preparing investment appraisal presentations.
- Assisting in company due diligence.
- Executing background analyses for investment theses.
- Assisting in identifying, hiring and managing external advisors.
- Assessing and executing new transactions.
- Assisting other team members to measure and monitor the performance of portfolio companies, as well as helping to implement operational changes.
- Assisting to prepare materials for meetings with potential investors.
Skills required:
- Previous experience in Investment Banking (M&A, Leveraged Finance) from a tier one investment bank or advisory boutique.
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills as well as commercial acumen.
- High energy and motivation to work on the buyside.
- Proactive, with an ability to take on a high degree of responsibility and to execute critical work streams with limited supervision.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and a strong team ethic that will enable the candidate to build and maintain a broad network within the global MSPE team as well as with advisors, consultants, industry experts and partners.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Fluent in English; additional European languages considered a plus.
- All-round M&A experience (origination, execution, due diligence, financing) is a plus.
- Sector experience (Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Industrials and Healthcare) is beneficial.
- Degree educated (or equivalent) with superior academic record.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. - See more at: http://www.diversityjobs.co.uk/jobs/712813_Msim-Private-Equity-Investment-Analyst-London?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed#sthash.0PjGg4Cm.dpuf

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. Founded in 1935, the Firm has over 60,000 employees in more than 1,300 offices in 42 countries, serving clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals.

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) continues to be one of the firm’s largest and fastest-growing markets. Over the last 15 years the number of employees there has almost quadrupled and the number of countries where we operate has grown from eight to 18.

Since its foundation, Morgan Stanley has been at the forefront of innovations which helped to shape the course of modern finance. From historic underwritings for General Motors, IBM and the World Bank in the 1950s, to the Apple IPO in the 1980’s and Google in the new millennium, the firm has understood important trends and developed new markets.

Today those include premier positions working with hedge funds (as a leader in prime brokerage), leadership positions in emerging markets, such as Russia, China, and the Middle East, and their acclaimed approach to commodities investing, including their presence in the physical commodities markets through oil tanker and power plant ownership.

Features and Rankings

Features

> Global Investment Bank with a with a a powerful brand name

>Consistently leading positions in Investment Banking across all geographies

> Together with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley is considered as one of the top “Bulge Bracket” bank.

Rankings 2010

Global M&A: #1

European M&A: #2

US M&A: #1

Asia-Pacific M&A: #1