Private Equity Vice President

Our client is a highly regarded, established middle market private equity investment firm with a strong track record of partnering with exceptional businesses and management teams across the lower middle market.

The firm is seeking a Vice President to join its investment team in Miami. This is a highly visible opportunity for an experienced private equity investor to take on meaningful responsibility across the full investment lifecycle and work closely with senior investment professionals on new opportunities, portfolio companies, and value creation initiatives.

The Vice President will play a central role within the investment team, with significant exposure to senior leadership and responsibility across the full private equity investment process.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing the evaluation of new investment opportunities from initial screening through execution
• Driving detailed financial analysis, valuation, investment underwriting and transaction structuring
• Managing due diligence processes and coordinating with external advisors, consultants and other stakeholders
• Developing and presenting detailed investment theses and recommendations to senior investment professionals and the Investment Committee
• Working closely with management teams and portfolio company leadership following an acquisition
• Supporting strategic initiatives, operational improvements and value creation across portfolio companies
• Taking an active role in monitoring portfolio performance and identifying opportunities to enhance business growth and investment outcomes
• Mentoring and developing junior members of the investment team
• Building relationships with investment banks, intermediaries, management teams and other key market participants

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be a high-performing private equity professional with strong transaction experience, exceptional analytical capabilities and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, highly collaborative investment environment.

• 5–8+ years of relevant experience across private equity, ideally coming from a middle market or lower middle market investment firm
• Strong experience evaluating, underwriting and executing middle-market transactions
• Excellent financial modeling, valuation and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and take ownership of complex transactions
• Intellectual curiosity, sound investment judgment and a high level of attention to detail
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial approach and the confidence to work directly with senior professionals and management teams

This is an opportunity to join a well-established private equity platform with an exceptional reputation in the market , a sophisticated investment approach and a high-quality portfolio of businesses.