Opportunities available
TITLE: 2025 Summer Analyst
LOCATION: Boston, MA
FIRM OVERVIEW:
Nonantum Capital Partners is a lower middle‐market private equity firm led by a group of experienced private equity and management executives, formed as a spin‐out from Charlesbank Capital Partners. Fund II closed in January 2022 with over $625 million of capital commitments, up from $385 million raised for Fund I in 2018.
The Nonantum team has a long history of working together, a deep specialization in the lower middle market, and a record of top quartile returns over multiple business cycles over the course of their careers. The firm typically invests $25 million to $100 million of equity per transaction in companies with enterprise values of $50 million to $500 million.
TRANSACTION TYPES
- Family‐ and founder‐led businesses where existing shareholders are seeking partial liquidity and looking to partner with investors who can help maximize the value of their remaining ownership stake.
- Corporate carve‐outs where management sees untapped opportunities resulting from independence.
- Complex situations where we can partner with management to transform businesses in transition (e.g., management succession, industry turmoil, new growth avenues).
TARGET COMPANIES
- Lower middle market companies with untapped potential where we can leverage our investment and operational experience and resources to build enduring value.
- Opportunities to transform businesses (e.g., carve‐out to stand‐alone, regional to national, flat to growing)
- Control buyouts where sellers and management are interested in investing alongside us to grow the business.
SUMMER ANALYST JOB DESCRIPTION:
Summer Analysts will have exposure to all aspects of the private equity process, including initial due diligence, debt financing, advisor diligence, documentation and transaction diligence, and post-closing portfolio monitoring activities. Primary responsibilities include:
- Investment Due Diligence: Summer Analysts spend the majority of their time on the investment side of the business. This includes:
- Examining industries to identify potentially attractive buyout candidates.
- Reviewing confidential information memorandums of companies for sale and drafting summaries for presentation and discussion at the firm’s Investment Committee Meetings.
- Helping to develop work plans, review data rooms, and draft data requests.
- Participating in company management presentations and due diligence sessions.
- Interacting directly with senior management of target companies and senior members at Nonantum.
- Learning about and assisting with debt financing, financial covenants, and debt documentation.
- Assisting with deal closing activities, when applicable.
- Portfolio Company Strategy: Summer Analysts will also spend some time on portfolio company strategy projects and conduct a capstone project tied to a specific portfolio company. Examples of potential capstone projects include:
- Sales pipeline project for waste-to-energy business, working closely with senior executives of portfolio company.
- Strategy development project for new business line of a consumer products company.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Analytical Curiosity: Strong analytical capabilities and a curiosity to understand and analyze quantitative data to answer questions and solve problems.
- Structured and Logical Thinking: The ability to dissect a question or problem, form a hypothesis against which to run test analysis, and then run the analysis in an organized and thorough manner with high attention to detail.
- Excellent Communication: The ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, and present complex concepts/ideas in concise, easy-to-understand terms both verbally and on paper.
- Strong Academic Credentials: Successful candidates will have a strong academic record and high GPA.
- Passion for Investing: Candidates should possess a demonstrated and genuine interest in investing and private equity, whether through coursework, previous internships, or extracurriculars.
- Strong Ethics and Values: Candidates should possess strong ethics and values including high integrity.
PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Successful candidates will be intellectually curious with a demonstrated interest in learning and investing. The ideal candidate will also:
- Be a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and high-energy individual, who can easily function in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
- Possess an outstanding work ethic and drive for increased responsibility.
- Be highly organized and possess exceptional planning and time management skills.
- Communicate in an open and honest way that quickly builds trust and respect.
- Be a low ego, high-energy professional.
- Be an exceptional team player.
Summer Analysts will interface with everyone within the firm. Nonantum is a non-hierarchical firm where everyone is invited to and expected to speak up from the first day.
Applications open | 9:00am GMT, 21 February 2024 |
Applications close | 11:59pm GMT, 31 May 2024 |
Disciplines accepted | Any degree accepted (2:1 minimum) |