Private Equity Associate

Closed Loop Capital Management
Closed Loop Capital Management is the investment division of Closed Loop Partners, managing venture capital, catalytic private credit and private equity strategies on behalf of global corporations, financial institutions and family offices. Founded in 2014, Closed Loop Partners is at the forefront of investing in the circular economy. To date, Closed Loop Capital Management has over $500 million of assets under management and has made over 90 investments ranging from emerging innovations to established businesses. Focused on developed markets, the firm is designed to identify and accelerate circular solutions at different points within their growth and transitioning the economic system toward the efficiencies of circularity. Closed Loop Ventures invests in early-stage, innovative companies developing breakthrough solutions. Closed Loop Infrastructure Group, the firm’s catalytic private credit strategy, identifies and invests in the facilities, equipment, business models and innovations necessary to accelerate the transition to circularity and help those solutions move faster than they otherwise would. Closed Loop Private Equity is the firm’s private equity strategy making control investments in cash flowing businesses and enabling technologies to build platforms that are critical to the transition to a circular economy at scale.

Closed Loop Partners is dedicated to building the circular economy. The Closed Loop Partners platform is comprised of (1) an innovation and advisory business, The Center for the Circular Economy, (2) an asset management platform called Closed Loop Capital Management, and (3) an operating group called Closed Loop Builders, which owns and operates Circular Services, the largest privately held recycling company in North America focused on holistic materials management for municipalities and commercial businesses.

Closed Loop Partners is based in New York City and is a registered B Corp. For more information, please visit www.closedlooppartners.com.

Closed Loop Private Equity
Closed Loop Private Equity is a middle market, buy-and-build oriented private equity strategy making control and structured investments in cash flowing businesses and enabling technologies to scale larger platform businesses that are fundamental to the transition to a circular economy. Focus areas within the circular economy include plastics & packaging, built environment, circular technology, energy efficiency, healthcare, food & ag, textiles and infrastructure services. Our private equity team brings thoughtful and active capital solutions to businesses as well as operating experience, circularity expertise, and the strategic network of our Closed Loop Partners ecosystem.

Role
Closed Loop Private Equity is looking for an Associate to support the investment team in all aspects of the deal process from origination and due diligence through deal support and post-investment portfolio management, as well as research new investment opportunities and work on strategic projects.  This is a unique opportunity for long-term career advancement with an entrepreneurial and growth stage private equity strategy investing for platform growth. This is an in-person role in our office in midtown Manhattan.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of investment opportunities including financial modeling, valuation, and return analysis
• Market landscaping, thesis development and industry research
• Pipeline management of new and prospective investment opportunities
• Impact measurement analysis and reporting
• Support preparation of term sheets and letters of intent
• Monitoring select portfolio companies, quarterly portfolio valuation analysis, financial and operational reporting
• Due diligence on companies, management teams, customers, competitors, and industries
• Preparation of materials for Investment Committee, Executive team, investors, and others

Qualifications

• Minimum of one to two years of post-college experience within an investment banking, private equity, investment management, consulting or related industries
• Undergraduate degree with demonstrated academic excellence
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability and the circular economy
• Strong financial modelling, accounting, and corporate finance skills
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and thoroughness
• A dynamic, enthusiastic individual who can take both initiative and direction
• A team player who enjoys collaboration and demonstrates entrepreneurial mindset in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in small deal teams with significant opportunities to succeed and be challenged

Closed Loop Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

You must have U.S. Work Authorization to be considered for any open Closed Loop Capital Management position.

Salary: $115,000 – $135,000 per year