Private Equity Associate

Solen Software Group

Private Equity Associate leading end-to-end due diligence processes at Solen Software Group. Collaborating with stakeholders on investment analysis and execution strategies in New York City.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full due diligence process across live transactions, including commercial, financial, operational, technology, legal, tax, and HR workstreams.
Scope diligence, build and maintain the master diligence calendar, run working sessions, and drive workstream owners to clear, on-time outputs.
Select, scope, and manage external advisors (QoE, consulting, legal, tech, insurance) with rigor on cost, quality, and timeline.
Synthesize hundreds of pages of diligence output into a sharp investment thesis, key risks, and a defensible recommendation—owner-grade, not academic.
Build and maintain detailed financial models from a blank sheet; pressure-test management projections against diligence findings.
Lead working capital, net debt, and quality-of-earnings analyses in partnership with QoE providers; develop a clear point of view on adjustments.
Translate diligence findings into bid mechanics: purchase price, structure, earnouts, escrows, and reps & warranties positioning.
Maintain valuation rigor across cases tied to specific operating drivers.
Draft IC memos, deal updates, and board materials that translate complex diligence into the three things that actually matter for the decision.
Maintain a single source of truth for deal status, open items, and decisions across the deal team.
Communicate clearly and directly with senior leadership—surface risks early, frame trade-offs cleanly, and bring recommendations, not just analysis.
Coordinate across internal stakeholders (corporate development, finance, legal, portfolio operations) and external counterparties (sellers, bankers, lenders, advisors) to keep deals on timeline.
Support negotiation of LOIs, purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary documents alongside legal counsel.
Partner tightly with corporate development on opportunity evaluation, target screening, and management meetings.
Own structured post-close transition handoff to integration and portfolio operations teams—diligence findings, value creation hypotheses, open risks, and Day-1 priorities.
Provide feedback loops that sharpen Solen’s diligence playbooks, scorecards, and execution standards over time.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2 years of investment banking experience.
Demonstrated ownership of executed transactions.
Mastery of financial modeling; able to build from a blank sheet without a template.
Strong command of accounting and QoE concepts, including working capital normalization and net debt mechanics.
Excellent written communication—can turn a messy data room into a tight, decision-grade memo.
High integrity, low ego, strong executive presence; comfortable in ambiguity and energized by ownership.
Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record; concentration in finance, accounting, economics, or a quantitative field preferred.
Based in or willing to relocate to New York City.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to lead deal execution within an evergreen software compounder with a long-duration ownership model.
High-ownership role with meaningful influence on capital deployment and acquisition outcomes.
Direct exposure to senior deal leadership and a clear path to broader investing responsibility.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingaccountingquality of earnings (QoE)working capital normalizationnet debt mechanicsdue diligenceinvestment thesis synthesisvaluationdeal structuringrisk assessment

Soft Skills

written communicationexecutive presenceownershipintegrityadaptabilitystakeholder coordinationnegotiationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingleadership