Senior Associate (Infrastructure or Real Assets Experience)

Senior Associate

About Us (Peak Rock Capital):

Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies and real estate in North America and Europe. The firm was founded in 2012 and has grown to over $7 billion AUM and is supported by over 70 investment professionals. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on investing in opportunities where it can support senior management in driving rapid growth and performance improvement, through strategic and operational initiatives. Peak Rock’s Real Estate investment team focuses on middle market debt and equity investments across real assets and infrastructure opportunities in stable geographies of the U.S. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the firm has a strong track record of internal promotion, with many Principals and Managing Directors having advanced from Associate and VP positions.

Senior Associate Responsibilities & Program Highlights:

The Senior Associate performs investment analysis and research for potential real asset and infrastructure investment opportunities in both debt and equity:

  • Perform due diligence of potential real asset and infrastructure opportunities and assist with day-to-day monitoring and reporting of the investment portfolio.
  • Opportunities include investments in logistics, supply chain, infrastructure and various other special situations.
  • Communicate analysis of investment opportunities, results, and recommendations with the relevant senior staff via verbal and written reports and presentations, including preparing qualitative and quantitative reports, memoranda, and spreadsheets
  • Run detailed financial models, review industry and submarket performance, conduct market diligence calls, run IRR scenarios, and model promote waterfall returns
  • Assist in quarterly valuation for the existing portfolio
  • Assist in detailed credit analyses of existing and prospective tenants across a broad range of industries
  • Expect to have working knowledge of both debt and equity investments
  • Senior Associate will work with limited supervision, with moderate to considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This position reports to the Managing Director of Real Estate.

Professional Qualifications:

  • 2 to 3 years of experience in:
    • Investment banking (preference for real asset and/or infrastructure experience)
    • Debt capital markets or capital advisory role
    • Buy-side debt or equity experience at top tier fund
    • Acquisition experience at a top tier operator
    • Sell-side debt or equity experience at top tier brokerage platform
  • Strong work ethic
  • Analytical rigor and financial modeling skills
  • Strategic thinking and clear communication
  • High GPA and Bachelor’s degree from a leading college/university
  • Strong SAT/ACT scores (1350+ or 30+) and professional references
  • Self-starter who can work well in a small, growing team and highly entrepreneurial environment
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Other Qualifications:

  • Passion for Investing: A genuine interest in real asset investing is required
  • Professional maturity and exceptional integrity
  • High attention to detail; Ability to communicate relevant deal risks & mitigants