Private Equity Real Estate Associate

Pithos Capital is looking for an exceptional candidate to join its team in Barcelona. Pithos Capital is a thematic investment company dedicated to invest in small and midcap Western European self-storage opportunities. With dual expertise as a private equity and a real estate investor, Pithos Capital has been active in self-storage for more than 20 years. With offices in Geneva and London, it has investments in Switzerland, UK, Spain and France and seeks investments opportunities in the rest of Europe (https://www.pithoscapital.com).
Responsibilities
- Drive initial stages of business development working with investment banks, public companies, private companies, and other industry advisors to source new platform and add-on acquisitions.
- Prepare and run financial models for: valuations (LBOs, DCFs, comparable acquisitions, comparable companies) and merger and acquisitions (combined financial statements, dilution analysis, synergy analysis)
- Perform commercial diligence to understand a target company's business, management team, addressable markets, competitive advantages, differentiated product lines and the competitive issues surrounding the particular segment in which the company operates
- Develop written and oral presentations summarizing detailed business and financial information and making specific investment recommendations
- Analyze and negotiate deal economics and aid in deal structuring and lending processes
- Drive post-acquisition value creation initiatives within portfolio companies
- Support senior investment professionals on ad hoc projects and requests
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in Finance (Master, PhD) or advanced university degree in Engineering (Master, PhD)
- 2+ years experience in Investment Banking and ideally 6-9 months internship experience within Private Equity and/or operating Real Estate
- Strong analysis work and exposure to significant transactions
- European transactional experience is preferred
- Must be fluent in English and a European Language
- Have a strong passion for investing, with a particular interest on the Private Equity space
- A team player who is analytical, humble and pragmatic, with a can do attitude
- Energetic and effective time-manager who can prioritize work under pressure


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