Associate, Private Equity, Secondaries

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

GIC Private Equity

We deploy capital in areas where we can utilise our comparative advantages, namely, a long investment horizon, global presence, sector expertise, as well as skilled, and experienced teams.

Secondaries
You will invest with leading private equity secondaries sponsors and participate in a wide array of secondaries deals involving the acquisition of private equity fund stakes, and general partner-led transactions.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will join the Secondaries investment team in New York as part of a 3-year Associate program. You will be part of a global team with colleagues in London and Singapore. You will focus on developed markets in North America and Europe, with occasional opportunities to support transactions in Asia or emerging markets.

What will you do as an Associate?

• Building of excel based models to value operating companies, funds, portfolios and preferred structures
• Support the preparation of deal memos and assist in Investment Committee and other internal presentations
• Represent GIC with private equity managers, company management, counterparties and intermediaries during due diligence and monitoring
• Coordinate with other strategy groups (Funds, Direct Investments, Credit, Venture, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Public Markets) on investment opportunities
• Maintain market and deal databases
• Assist in deal closing with internal and external legal counsel, back and middle office

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• 2-3 years in investment banking, private equity, or similar work experience
• BA is required with top academic qualifications and demonstrated performance
• Maturity, presence, organizational and verbal communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office, corporate finance, and excel valuation modeling
• VBA or other programing experience, CapitalIQ, foreign languages a plus

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

At GIC, we believe sustainable high performance is driven by high expectations and a commitment to excellence, as well as empowerment and flexibility. As such, we currently operate under a hybrid model in which most employees spend 3-4 days in office and 1-2 days working from home each week. This balance allows us to preserve the ‘office as a hub’ for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection, while giving our employees the flexibility to do their best work and be their best selves.

We are an equal opportunity employer
As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Compensation

Our compensation philosophy reflects several principles. We strive to provide a competitive compensation package to attract and retain talent globally. We pay for performance, and reward sustainable results.

Total pay for this position comprises base pay and bonus. The anticipated base salary range for this role is between $111,500 and $148,700.

Bonuses, which may form a meaningful proportion of the total pay package, are determined based on company and individual performance.

Learn More

Learn more about our Private Equity Department here: https://gic.careers/group/private-equity/