Overview

Cedar Pine seeks an Investment Associate for its private company investments team. The investment focus is on direct equity investments in later-stage companies, but the team also invests in venture capital, growth equity, and buyouts across multiple industries. Opportunistically, Cedar Pine will also allocate capital to other portions of the capital structure. The investment team leads and co-invests in new opportunities, and will follow-on in existing portfolio companies. In select instances, the team will also invest in funds that advance the investment strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly collaborative team, support a rapidly growing and diverse asset portfolio of private companies, and have a meaningful impact on influencing and executing the investment strategy. As part of a growing and substantial single-family office, we offer a career path of increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth due diligence and prepare investment recommendations for companies at various stages in their lifecycle, including venture, growth equity, and buyout.
• Support the investment team on all stages of the investment life cycle, including introductory meetings, due diligence, financial modeling, definitive document review, investment committee presentation, deal execution, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.
• Lead and support efforts for investment memorandum compilation and supporting analysis.
• Lead and support financial modeling exercises, including but not limited to discounted cash flows, comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, and investment distribution waterfalls.
• Analyze and research market sectors to support due diligence of prospective and current investments.
• Effectively communicate findings, questions, and ideas among the investment team internally, on due diligence calls, and with the broader investment committee.
• Track deal process stages and monitor the existing pipeline of new opportunities.
• Cedar Pine has a hybrid in-office work policy that requires three days per week onsite.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree from a leading four-year educational institution.
• 2-4 years of experience at an investment bank and/or buy-side institution, e.g., a private equity firm.
• Self-motivated individual eager to learn and able to pair with and contribute to a strong team.
• Top-tier financial modeling ability and presentation compilation skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, intellectually curious, collaborative, and demonstrate consistent ownership of work product.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.
• Collaborative demeanor with proactive and inclusive interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365; familiarity with DealCloud and Pitchbook are pluses but not required.

About Cedar Pine

Cedar Pine is a private investment firm specializing in strategic, long-term assets. Headquartered near Chicago, Cedar Pine’s team strives to create value by applying and building on decades of unique expertise as operators and investors in healthcare, finance, and real estate. Cedar Pine is not an investment adviser and does not accept outside capital.