Vice President, LPO (R0102)

Coller Capital Limited; City of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm in London is seeking a skilled Vice President to lead investment opportunity evaluations and manage a junior team. This role requires 5-7 years of experience in private equity, strong analytical and leadership skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset. The firm offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation in private asset investments.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years' experience in private equity or investment banking required.
• Private equity LP-led secondaries experience needed.
• Strong record of individual achievement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate screening of new investment opportunities.
• Manage junior team and their analysis work.
• Conduct market and industry research.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Project management

Education

MBA and/or Bachelor's in finance, economics, or a related field

Job description

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Coller Capital is looking for a talented individual to join us as a Vice President.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Coordinate screening of new opportunities, detailed analysis of those opportunities (with support of the junior team), preparation of investment committee materials and presentation of final investment recommendations to various stakeholders.
• Manage junior team in connection with their analysis work on specific transactions and also their work on non-transaction tasks (e.g. quarterly fund updates, preparation of ad-hoc reports).
• Manage structuring, execution and closing of transactions. Include negotiation/preparation and coordinating Coller’s in‑house legal team, fund administrators, and external board of directors.
• Build internal relationships with key stakeholders e.g. Finance team, Office of the Chief Investment Officer, Investor Relations and members of Coller Capital’s Credit and Private Wealth teams.
• Conduct ongoing market and industry research and be informed about current and developing trends.
• Manage and develop relationships with external parties, including intermediaries, sponsors and potential sellers.
• Attendance at AGMs and other industry events, which may require travel at times.
• Support Principals and Partners in origination activities.

Post Investment Monitoring

• Perform ongoing monitoring, analysis and reporting for completed LP‑led investments.
• Liaise with Finance, CIO’s Office, Portfolio Monitoring Committee, Valuation Committee, and Investor Relations on questions relating to prior transactions.

Mentoring, Recruitment and Platform Contribution

• Sharing knowledge with colleagues.
• Mentoring of junior team members.
• Available for interviews with prospective candidates when required.
• Enhance Coller’s external network & presence.

Qualifications and Experience

• MBA and/or Bachelors in finance, economics, or a related field.
• 5–7 years’ experience within private equity and/or investment banking.
• Private equity LP‑led secondaries experience required.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to read fund financials, financial modelling, and commercial judgment.
• Experience with negotiation and structuring of legal documentation.
• Understanding of market structure, dynamics, key players.
• Strong track record of individual achievement.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.

Personal Qualities

• Driven and ambitious with a standard of excellence for self and others.
• Strong personal impact and influence.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – self starter.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Persistence and resilience.
• Leadership – leads by example and acts as a role model and mentor for junior colleagues.
• Diversity and inclusion mindset.

Thinking Style

• Strategic and critical thinker.
• Comfortable operating tactically / opportunistically while remaining within a framework set by Strategic Investment Committee.
• Ability to collaborate in a group setting and/or come to conclusions independently.
• Highly developed problem‑solving skills.
• Innovative mindset.

Relationship Building

• Teamworking ethos / skills.
• Support and development of team, comfortable managing ‘up’ and ‘down’ the organization.
• Highly developed relevant business networks.
• Socially confident.
• Ability to build rapport quickly, even with new or ‘cold’ relationships.

Client Orientation

• Ability to understand client challenges and craft client‑centred solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Project Management

• Ability to manage and progress multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to prioritise work for self and team.
• Plan for and anticipate challenges.
• Manage communication with counterparties and service providers.
• Oversee legal and closing, drive projects through completion.
• Careful attention to detail and concern for accuracy.

Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview in order to fully support and promote your talent.

Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world’s leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries. The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne and Montreal, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach. In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co‑investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors. In February 2022, the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co‑investment vehicles) of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 40 institutional investors. In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high‑net‑worth individuals.