Investment Analyst - Hanover

Investment Analyst – Hanover, NH

Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: Entry

Function: Investment

Industries: Investment, Financial, Business

Firm Background

Advantage Capital (“AC”) provides equity and debt financing to established and emerging companies located in communities underserved by conventional sources of capital.

Since 1992, AC has invested more than $3 billion in over 800 companies from a diverse array of industry sectors including manufacturing, technology and business services, among others. The firm has offices in New York, New Orleans, St. Louis, Hanover, Austin, and other locations.

AC has built a strong and successful track record of raising and deploying investment funds in conjunction with state/federal economic development initiatives. The firm seeks investments that have the potential to generate both superior investment returns and meaningful community impact and uses this double bottom line approach to measure its success.

AC is seeking a full-time Analyst to be based in the firm’s Hanover office.

Responsibilities

Working closely with senior AC personnel, the Analysts will:

• perform outreach for investment sourcing and build relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, and operators of companies in a broad range of industries;

• evaluate debt and equity investment opportunities;

• complete financial analysis and modeling, industry research and general due diligence on potential investments;

• assist in the negotiation and structuring of debt and equity transactions;

• draft and present investment memos detailing transactions, companies and industries;

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

AC is seeking motivated, confident and articulate individuals with 0-2 years’ post-undergraduate experience. Candidates are expected to have outstanding written and verbal communication skills and a strong record of leadership accomplishments. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds/majors to apply.

The successful candidate will:

• demonstrate a track record of high achievement in demanding academic settings;

• be a self-starter who is eager to grab responsibility and assignments;

• ability to work autonomously, be proactive, multi-task, prioritize, communicate and function on a small team in a collegial environment;

• strong work ethic, integrity and ability to take direction; and

• always be a team player able to collaborate with AC colleagues across geographically separated offices.