Associate, Capital Formation (MENA Sales Support)

About Permira

Permira is a global private equity investment firm. The firm was established in 1985 and has made over 280 private equity investments since its inception. The first pan-European private equity fund was raised in 1997, investing out of four offices in Frankfurt, London, Milan and Paris. Since then, Permira has grown steadily and today is present on three continents across 15 offices. An international team of investment professionals cover a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. At present, the firm's teams advise funds with total committed capital of approximately €55 billion. Permira funds have consistently outperformed the market over the past 20 years, delivering strong returns across economic cycles. Currently, the Permira funds own over 50 companies around the world. Permira’s core focus is on multinational companies with international growth potential across four sectors: Tech, Consumer, Services and Healthcare.

Role summary
Investor Relations professional focusing on Sales Support activities across the MENA region. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the Capital Formation team, taking the lead on many tasks in support of the private equity and credit strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Investor Servicing & Fundraising Support

• Support the fundraising process for both equity and credit funds, with a focus on MENA markets and investors.
• Provide support to potential investors during the fund due diligence process and also when not fundraising
• Collaborate with teams in finance, legal, and fund operations to ensure efficient client services.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Permira funds and the portfolio companies.

Material Preparation, Market Intel

• Work with Project Management team in London to prepare MENA centric fundraising materials (introductory pitchbooks, existing investor presentations, other analysis that is
  important for meetings with existing and prospective investors).
• Organise fund roadshows and investor conferences by liaising with relevant counterparties.
• Collaborate with the project management team in order to execute LP related requests and develop bespoke value added content
• Gather relevant Investor and competitor updates via news sources. Aggregate data from Preqin, Dakota, Evestment, Pitchbook, FT, Private Equity International, MandateWire.
• Proactively work with the coverage team to map prospective investors across the MENA region to convert them into new LP investors across the different strategies.

Desired Experience/Background:

• 2-5 years of experience in private markets investor relations (institutional fundraising, sales, business development) or a related field
• Strong written and communication skills in English, Arabic language skills beneficial
• Demonstrated fluency with capital markets and the ability to clearly articulate how and why Permira`s product offerings will perform within various industry conditions
• Client-service oriented with an outstanding work ethic and hands on attitude
• High degree of financial literacy and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task with excellent time management skills
• Team player and good at quickly building relationships with colleagues across the organisation
• Able to work in large and diversified global teams and to interact with senior management
• High level of self-motivation, integrity and judgement, and morality