In this sector, you'll find listed all venture capital and private equity jobs, with positions varying from analysts and associates to directors.
Private equity funds are funds that invest in the equity (i.e. purchase shares) of companies not publicly listed on stock exchanges. There are two large categories for private equity recruitment: venture capital funds and buyout funds. Venture capital funds usually invest in one of three different industries: IT, telecommunications and life sciences. Venture capitalist funds will usually participate in multiple rounds of financing while buyout funds normally invest in a company only once. "Seed investors," for instance, will invest at the start of a company's life, while "late stage" investors invest shortly before a company floats on the stock market.
Buyout funds almost always put their money into established business, as compared to venture capital funds which usually invest in start-ups or very young businesses. They also use debt to fund some of the transaction, invest a larger amount of money than venture capitalists and will seek control of the company they're investing in - conversely, a venture capitalist will usually only own a part share.
There are a number of different types of buyout transaction. These include:
MBOs - Management Buyouts. This happens when a team of executives who are managing a company buy it for themselves from the present owners.
MBIs - Management buy-ins. This happens when a team of managers from another company purchases a rival working in the same sector.
LBO - Leveraged buyouts. Actually, all buyouts are leveraged (it simply means they involve debt). Leveraged buyouts are distinguished by the fact that they are brought about by the buyout firms themselves or by companies who are trying to sell one of their divisions, rather than by teams of managers.
Buyout funds usually seek to use a company's assets as the collateral for loans to fund the deal. This means that companies with a large amount of debt are seldom buyout targets.
Once a buyout fund has purchased a company, it may borrow further large amounts secured against the company's assets; the fund uses some of that money to pay itself before the company is sold to a trade buyer or is floated on a stock exchange.
Private equity and venture capital jobs and careers are split into various categories, including as usual analysts at the lower end, who are responsible for creating financial models and studying numbers to establish whether an investment is advisable; principals who play a important role in deciding whether to go through with a deal and managing the process if it does happen and finally, partners who handle the fund, investigate new investments and maintain relationships with investors. Within these funds, you'll also find jobs for investor relations and operations professionals.
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| Vice President, Healthcare - Venture Capital | Profile Search & Selection Negotiable | China-Beijing | 24 May 13 |
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Vice President, Healthcare Top Tier Venture Capital / Growth Capital Investment Fund. Beijing based
| Vice President, Beijing based - Venture Capital | Profile Search & Selection Competitive Package | China-Beijing | 24 May 13 |
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Vice President, Consumer & Retail Top Tier Venture Capital / Growth Capital Investment Fund. Beijing based
| Investment Director | Industrial Securities competitive | China-Shanghai | 24 May 13 |
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| Private Equity Associate | Michael Page Attractive Package | China-Shanghai | 23 May 13 |
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China focused mid-market Private Equity fund with great track record
| Director - Private Equity Real Estate | Michael Page Attractive Package | China-Shanghai | 23 May 13 |
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Senior role for a Private Equity fund engaged in Real Estate/Special Situations investments
| Private Equity | Associate | International Fund | Selby Jennings Competitive | China-Shanghai | 22 May 13 |
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** Private Equity, excellent prospescts, reputable firm **
| VP - Consumer - Top Tier Growth Private Equity - Hong Kong / Shanghai, Asia | Selby Jennings Market Competitive + Bonus + Salary | China-Shanghai | 20 May 13 |
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Our client, a well respected Growth Private Equity firm with deep roots in the China markets is looking to add...
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| Fund Finance and Operations Manager | Michael Page Beijing Competitve package plus attractive benef... | China-Beijing | 14 May 13 |
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| Tax Manager - Leading PE | Michael Page Beijing Competitive package | China-Beijing | 14 May 13 |
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Our client is one of the major players in Private Equity firms in Beijing. They are specialized in TMT, Consum...
| QC Associate/Senior Associate | ANTAL International (Beijing) attractive | China-Beijing | 10 May 13 |
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The opportunity is from a famous PE form.
| Tax Manager | Career International competitive | China-Beijing | 02 May 13 |
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A top-tier vc/pe firm is looking for an experience tax manager with background of Big Four tax advisory (corpo...
| Property Investment Director -Shenzhen / Shanghai / Beijing | Ping An Trust competitive | China-Beijing | 28 Mar 13 |
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Ping An Trust is looking for Property Investment Director with over 10 years PE investment experience in indu...
| Private Equity Investment Director - Shenzhen / Shanghai | Ping An Trust competitive | China-Shanghai | 28 Mar 13 |
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Ping An Trust is looking for Private Equity Investment Director with over 10 years PE investment experience in...
| PE Evaluation Director | Ping An Trust competitive | China-Shanghai | 28 Mar 13 |
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Ping An Trust (Shanghai) is looking for PE Evaluation Director.
| Principal Investments | HRnet One Pte Ltd (Licence No. 9C23765) Competitive base plus performance bonus | China-Shanghai | 14 Mar 13 |
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Our client is a conglomerate that is starting a new company and would like to invite senior bankers in Invest...