Associate - Private Equity

6 months ago


Toronto, Canada Manulife Full time

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

**Working Arrangement**

Hybrid

**The opportunity**

Manulife Investment Management (“MIM”) is a global wealth and asset management business with AUM of approximately US$500 billion as of September 30, 2021. Investment strategies include fixed-income, specialized equity, multi-asset solutions, and private markets. The Private Markets group has investment teams managing real estate debt, real estate equity, timber, agriculture, infrastructure equity, private equity and private credit on behalf of institutional clients and Manulife’s balance sheet. Investment teams operate in a boutique environment, empowered to make investment decisions in line with their singular philosophy and their clients’ long-term objectives.

Within Private Markets, the Private Equity and Credit (“PE&C”) team invests in private equity funds, equity co-investment and private credit securities (junior and senior financing) typically in collaboration with leading private equity firms. Current PE&C AUM and unfunded commitments are approximately US$16.1 billion.

**Responsibilities**
- Identify and evaluate the risks and expected returns of new junior credit and equity co-investment opportunities.
- Perform financial statement analysis and modeling to determine sustainability of free cash flow, company analysis to identify sources of competitive differentiation, and industry analysis to understand core drivers of future growth.
- Prepare a ~25-page investment report, in collaboration with senior members of the investment team, summarizing findings from the analysis noted above. Reports will include a detailed description of the business, core strengths and risks of the opportunity, an industry overview and an analysis of the opportunity for equity value creation.
- Participate in the monitoring of portfolio companies and private equity funds in which we have invested, including preparation of quarterly and annual investment reviews.
- Support evaluation and restructuring of non-performing investments. This includes preparing financial analyses that support negotiation and restructuring of debt investments, and preparing memoranda recording the status and prospects for distressed investments on an as needed basis.

**What we are looking for**
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or economics (or equivalent work experience)
- Two or more years of work experience in a related field (e.g., in public or private market investments, investment banking, consulting, accounting, or financial planning & analysis). Direct investment experience not required.
- Experience with data analysis and financial statement analysis. Financial modeling experience preferred.
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of data and communicate key findings through strong business writing and other communication skills.
- Excellent work ethic, attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to perform in a time-pressured environment.
- Willingness to learn and desire to take on new responsibilities.

**What can we offer you?**
- A competitive salary and benefits packages.
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.

**Our commitment to you**
- Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
- Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
- Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
- Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
- Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

**About Manulife and John Hancock**

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of di



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