2025 Private Equity Analyst

StepStone is a rapidly growing Global Private Markets firm who provides customized investment and advisory solutions to some of the most sophisticated investors in the world. With $675 billion of total capital allocations, including more than $150 billion in AUM, we are highly diversified in the private markets across the globe and provide creative solutions to solve for the objectives of any investment program.  With a culture built on entrepreneurialism, partnership and being a team within teams, our firm offers joiners the opportunity to think out loud, collaboratively.

Position Overview: 

An Analyst of StepStone Private Equity will be focused on supporting the local Private Equity team in its investment activities. The role will involve work across primaries, secondaries, and co-investments in a buyout, venture, or growth equity setting.  

StepStone prides itself on the Firm’s collegial atmosphere, encouraging team-building initiatives and a collaborative approach. The ideal candidate will possess a strong academic record, excellent quantitative skills, high quality writing skills, and a positive, team-oriented attitude. 

Essential Job Functions:  

• Perform market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of industry sectors  
• Interpret financial analyses prepared by target fund managers, including investment track records and financial statement analysis; prepare valuation analyses on private companies using comparable public companies and precedent transactions  
• Support Senior Investment team on sourcing and managing the inflow of investment opportunities  
• Assess marketing and supporting materials of prospective fund managers to identify key value drivers and important areas for further investigation  
• Conduct reference calls with senior executives to gather insights and information regarding the style and effectiveness of target fund managers  
• Form an independent opinion about the attractiveness of a sector or investment opportunity  
• Construct an argument around an opinion and efficiently communicate that argument both verbally and in written materials; be able to defend position in a team environment, including Investment Committee meetings  
• Use creativity to source and analyze data and to test hypotheses regarding attractiveness of specific sectors and investment opportunities  
• Analyze and monitor the performance of the Firm's existing fund managers and underlying portfolio companies; prepare for and participate in meetings with assigned managers, and conduct on-going due diligence 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future 
• Undergraduate student graduating anywhere from December 2024 through June 2025, or have 1-2 years of private equity/principal investment experience 
• GPA of 3.2 or higher 
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrable analytical capabilities, including strong quantitative/modeling skills 
• Team player and outstanding work ethic