Senior Associate, Investment Team, Anonymous

Job Title	Senior Associate, Investment Team
Employer	Anonymous
Job Type	Full Time
Location	London, UK
Industry	Private Equity
Experience	0-3 Years
Languages	English
Deadline	Wednesday 4th June 2014

Job description

Business Unit Overview:

Incorporated in 1974, Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore. Supported by 11 affiliates and offices in Asia, Latin America and the United Kingdom, Temasek owns a S$215 billion (circa £100bn) portfolio as at 31 March 2013, mainly in Singapore and Asia.

Temasek’s investment themes centre on: Transforming Economies; Growing Middle Income Populations; Deepening Comparative Advantages; and Emerging Champions. Its portfolio covers a broad spectrum of industries: financial services; telecommunications, media and technology; transportation and industrials; life sciences, consumer and real estate; as well as energy and resources.

Total shareholder return for Temasek since its inception in 1974 was 16% compounded annually. Temasek has been assigned an overall corporate credit rating of “Aaa” by Moody’s and “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s; our 10th year as a triple-A credit since our inaugural rating in 2004.

Job Purpose / Background:

The newly opened London office of Temasek is looking for experienced investment professionals to join the investment team at either the Associate (“A”) or Senior Associate (“SA”) level. The mix of hires / levels will depend on the strengths of the candidates that come through and their collective and complementary skill sets.

A / SA’s are an integral part of the investment team, participating in all aspects of the investment process, from initial screening and due diligence, through approval, to post-investment monitoring.

The candidates will be active participants in the London investment team and will have the opportunity to be involved in various investments such as:

1. Private equity investing (funds and co-investments);

2. Direct investing across sectors; and

3. Credit Investing (co-investments and direct investing)

The role will involve:

·      Identifying and assessing investment opportunities in funds and companies spanning a wide range of industries and across capital structures;

·      Performing deal evaluation, due diligence, industry / company analysis and financial modeling, supporting the London investment team;

·      Monitoring market trends and closely tracking existing portfolio assets to support investment / divestment making decisions;

·      Constantly developing and renewing industry / sector knowledge as well as macro and regulatory changes;

·      Establishing and cultivating relationships with companies, corporate partners and other relevant institutions.

Qualifications & Experience:
The ideal candidate(s) should have:

·      Strong academic credentials;

·      Prior work experience within a top-tier private equity, investment bank, corporate finance, M&A or research firm;

·      Strong analytical insight and spreadsheet modeling skills, as well as a strong understanding of financial statements to an intermediate level;

·      Familiar with use of electronic data sources (e.g. Bloomberg, Factiva, etc);

·      Passion for and a prior understanding of at least one of: European private equity market / credit / sector teams;

·      Desire to develop / maintain relationships with intermediaries and private equity funds;

·      Self-starter with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and to work independently; and

·      Good communication, interpersonal & team skills – Comfortable with consensus decision-making and working in a cross-border, multi-cultural team-based environment;