Viking Global Investors LP is a global investment firm founded in 1999. We manage more than $46 billion of capital for our investors across long/short, long-only, and liquid/illiquid strategies. We have approximately 275 employees and offices in Stamford, New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco.
Description:
POSITION: Credit and Structured Capital Investment Senior Associate
LOCATION: Viking Global Investors LP, New York, NY
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Partner with the investment, public equity and private equity investment teams to identify and evaluate investment opportunities leveraging fundamental, research-intensive approach.
- Conduct comprehensive capital structure-related analysis including, performing assessment of a company’s products and services, completing industry review, conducting analyses of a company’s financial information, evaluating capital structure, conducting thorough evaluations of a company’s management team, performing liquidation analysis, hosting discussions with a company’s potential customers and competitors.
- Consult with industry experts and, perform reviews of alternative data.
- Develop and maintain detailed financial models and produce valuation models of company securities and potential investment targets.
- Perform financial analysis utilizing a range of valuation methods including: precedent transactions, discounted cash flow and comparable company analyses.
- Monitor new and existing investment fund portfolio companies for financial and operational performance including producing investment committee presentations for initial investments and maintaining investment committee presentations for ongoing investment activities.
- Perform primary, in-depth research on industry and company fundamentals.
- Work in partnership with the Principal to form an initial hypothesis on investment opportunities.
- Conduct analysis, test set of assertions, and proceed with diligence plan.
- Conduct targeted direct outreach in prioritized sectors of healthcare, consumer, industrials, financial technology (“FinTech”), and financials.
- Develop relationships by attending conferences, meeting management teams, advisors, and other investors ahead of potential investment opportunities.
- Engage with company management and investor relations teams, sell-side research analysts and buy-side peers.
- Collaborate with relevant investment team members to leverage their work and expertise.
- Attend regular cross-sector meetings and provide updates on team investment activities and broader credit market color.
- Domestic travel 5-8 times per year, 1-3 days per trip to attend conferences and meet management teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or finance, or a related quantitative field (U.S. or foreign degree equivalent) plus five (5) years of post-baccalaureate, progressively responsible experience in the job offered or investment experience at a private equity or credit-focused asset management firm or at an investment bank.
- Must include five (5) years of experience in/with:
- ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams;
- strong analytical skills such as financial and valuation research including:
- cash flow/discounted cash flow, price, precedent transaction, publicly traded comps, capital structure analysis, revenue and expense forecasting, cash flow analysis, gross and net retention;
- performing complex financial analysis and modeling;
- Microsoft Excel skills;
- strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; and
- excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must include two (2) years of experience in/with:
- structured financings in hybrid, credit, and credit-like investments and secondary investments in hybrid and credit;
- deal structuring and negotiation; and
- Must be willing to travel domestically 5-8 times per year, 1-3 days per trip to attend conferences and meet management teams.
The base salary range for this position in New York City is $174,000 to 185,000. In addition to base salary, Viking employees may be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, 100% coverage of medical and dental premiums, and paid lunches. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be individually determined based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, and other qualifications.
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For more information on our benefits, please visit www.vikingglobal.com/life-at-viking/
Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to recruiting@vikingglobal.com
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