Stage - Investor Relations Assistant – Five Arrows – Juillet 2024

Country: France

Division: Five Arrows

Programme: Long Term Internship

Duration: 6 months

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INTRODUCTION

Rothschild & Co Five Arrows, the private equity arm of the Rothschild & Co group, is looking for an Investor Relations Assistant to support the teams of the Five Arrows Multi Strategies platform (FAMS), which currently has €4.5 billion in assets under management and includes the following strategies:

• Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities (FASO), a specialist in small and mid-cap secondary transactions in Europe and the US, providing tailor-made liquidity solutions for investors and general partners who wish to actively manage their private equity portfolios
• Five Arrows Private Equity Program (FAPEP), a global fund investment program providing its investors with access to a selection of the highest quality general partners globally, investing across different segments of the private equity asset class: primary fund investments, secondaries and co-investments
• Five Arrows Minority Investments (FAMI), focused on co-investments alongside a proprietary network of leading international general partners
• Five Arrows Growth Tech (FAGT), a fund investment program providing its investors with a diversified exposure across the technology lifecycle (venture, growth and buyouts) in the US and Europe / Israel
• Five Arrows Sustainable Investments (FASI), a buyout investment program focused on minority investments and co-investments in profitable European small and mid-cap companies with responsible and sustainable products or services

MISSION

The Investor Relations Assistant will help structure the client-facing activities of the FAMS platform, more specifically of the Secondary strategy (FASO) while gaining exposure to the Private Equity market.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Create or improve existing marketing materials in collaboration with both the investment teams and the finance teams
• Support the teams in their fundraisings, including due diligence questionnaires and ad-hoc analysis in response to specific investor requests
• Create, run, and manage deal performance indicators for each strategy
• Produce video webinars and quarterly conference calls with investors as well as one-to-one informal updates with select investors
• Research competitors, benchmark funds’ performance, evaluate Private Equity market opportunities, create investor briefing packs – using all sources of information
• Preparing consolidated cashflow forecasts and summaries for investors who have exposure to multiple Merchant Banking funds

Experience, skills and competencies required :

• Proven ability to successfully multi-task, along with strong attention to detail
• Excellent understanding of the private equity industry. Previous experience in Private Equity at an IR role, Private Banking/Wealth Management or Consulting is a plus.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including substantial experience in company and industry research
• Results-oriented personality, with a proactive and creative approach to problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to maintain humility and temperament in a fast-paced and competitive environment
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed, along with a clear partnership mindset and comfort working collaboratively in a cross-border team environment
• Fluent in French and English.