Private Equity VP - Cleveland, OH
Private Equity VP - Cleveland, OH
Soul Equity Solutions
Cleveland, OH
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Private Equity VP
About Soul Equity Solutions
Soul Equity is a retained Executive Search firm, dedicated exclusively to guiding Middle Market Private Equity Firms and their Portfolio Companies to best-in-class talent.
We work exclusively with Middle Market Private Equity firms to grow their internal teams and transform their portfolio companies. Our boutique recruiting experience is highly bespoke and curated to our clients’ needs.
About The Role
The VP will join a private investment firm, in their Cleveland, OH office. This firm focuses on lower middle market, acquiring businesses with up to $100M in revenue. Sector focus includes Business Services, Industrial Services Technology Services, Machinery, and Niche Manufacturing, and they are open to most industries.
Key Responsibilities
Vice Presidents are involved in all aspects of the firm’s business, from evaluating and executing platform and add-on investments to monitoring portfolio companies. Primary responsibilities will include:
Ideal candidates will possess the following qualifications:
Salary is competitive, depending on experience.
This firm is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
About Soul Equity Solutions
Soul Equity is a retained Executive Search firm, dedicated exclusively to guiding Middle Market Private Equity Firms and their Portfolio Companies to best-in-class talent.
We work exclusively with Middle Market Private Equity firms to grow their internal teams and transform their portfolio companies. Our boutique recruiting experience is highly bespoke and curated to our clients’ needs.
About The Role
The VP will join a private investment firm, in their Cleveland, OH office. This firm focuses on lower middle market, acquiring businesses with up to $100M in revenue. Sector focus includes Business Services, Industrial Services Technology Services, Machinery, and Niche Manufacturing, and they are open to most industries.
Key Responsibilities
Vice Presidents are involved in all aspects of the firm’s business, from evaluating and executing platform and add-on investments to monitoring portfolio companies. Primary responsibilities will include:
- Identifying, sourcing new investments - you’ll be responsible for building relationships with M&A intermediaries to help drive our deal flow.
- New investment analysis, and leading the due diligence, underwriting and related financing processes - you’re the quarterback of the diligence process and manage the development of investment committee materials. You’ll also be heavily involved with working with our partner lenders to finance the deals you’re working on.
- Structuring and execution of new investments - you’ll be actively involved with negotiating, structuring, and closing both new platform investments and add-on acquisitions.
- You’ll work with operating team members and portfolio companies on strategic and financial initiatives, including development, tracking, and management of KPIs and other key measurements.
- As a member of the Board of Directors, you’ll participate in your portfolio companies’ board meetings with significant interaction with senior management and outside board members.
- You’ll be heavily involved in the exit monetization processes (recaps, sale processes, etc.).
- Actively mentor junior investment professionals.
- Lead targeted industry and/or thematic investing pursuits.
Ideal candidates will possess the following qualifications:
- An undergraduate business degree demonstrating academic proficiency. An MBA degree is strongly preferred but not required.
- 3+ years of private equity experience coupled with 2+ years in investment banking, strategy consulting, or transaction advisory services.
- Mature and professional candidate with an excellent work ethic.
- A thorough understanding of accounting, corporate finance, corporate strategy, and business reporting.
- Sound business and investment judgment.
- Analytical with a pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving.
- Strong interpersonal and team skills - strong relationship-building skills with senior team members, colleagues, and senior executives within portfolio companies and acquisition targets.
- Experience with technology and tech-enabled investments is additive.
Salary is competitive, depending on experience.
This firm is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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