Job description

Our client is an alternative asset manager that provides financing to corporations, individuals, lawyers, law firms and other parties to support litigation worldwide. They are looking for a 2021-2023 graduate working in investment banking, private equity or private credit to join their investment team. The position is 4 days a week in Stamford.

Responsibilities

The position of Quantitative Investment Associate supports the investment team, in all aspects of analysis, research, deal execution and portfolio management, with a primary focus on rigorous financial structuring analysis. Responsibilities include:

• Produce relevant quantitative analysis and build and maintain proprietary datasets to assess potential investments and to supplement the qualitative and legal due diligence process across existing and new investments, using both financial and legal research tools
• Create and maintain quantitative financial models for individual investments including cash flow models, probability-weighted models, and proceeds waterfall models
• Communicate results from modeling and quantitative analysis to the broader team

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of total work experience in a complex finance role, particularly on the quantitative side (i.e., Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance, Restructuring, Private Equity, Hedge Fund, etc.)
• Excellent academic credentials, Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably within a finance, economics or mathematics related discipline, industry qualifications such as CFA certification preferred
• Strong interest in the litigation finance field as a rising financial asset class
• Advanced financial modeling skills and proven proficiency in Microsoft Excel; VBA proficiency is also a plus
• Detailed knowledge of financial securities including alternative investments