Principal

Responsibilities

• Evaluate potential investment opportunities against Regent's strategic priorities, developing supporting investment theses and analysis
• Lead and drive the due diligence process on new investments, coordinating internal resources and third-party advisors (accounting, legal, commercial, operational)
• Build and own detailed, dynamic three-statement financial models to underwrite acquisitions, including scenario and downside analysis appropriate for distressed assets
• Prepare investment committee materials, internal investment summaries, and presentations synthesizing third-party and diligence findings for firm leadership
• Participate directly in negotiation of deal terms, purchase agreements, and financing structures alongside firm leadership and outside counsel
• Provide direct financial and operational oversight to newly acquired businesses through transition, integration, and stabilization
• Operate as an embedded resource within portfolio companies during turnaround situations — partnering with management teams on liquidity management, cost structure, and operational restructuring
• Track and report on portfolio company performance against underwriting assumptions, flagging risks and recommending corrective action

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in private equity, investment banking (M&A/restructuring), or a related buy-side transaction environment
• Direct buy-side experience across the full deal lifecycle: financial due diligence, investment analysis, modeling/valuation, and deal negotiation
• Demonstrated experience operating or directly overseeing a portfolio company post-acquisition — ideally a heavily distressed business managed through an active turnaround
• Strong command of distressed and special-situations concepts is strongly preferred
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including building fully-linked, dynamic three-statement models and company valuations
• Strong understanding of financial statements and valuation methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to firm leadership and the Chairman directly
• High level of professionalism, integrity, discretion, and sound judgment; comfortable operating with significant autonomy
• Able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deadlines in a fast-paced, lean deal environment
• Graduate with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, finance, economics, or a related quantitative field; MBA preferred
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Qualifications

• Flexibility to travel on a regular basis, at times with short notice

Skills

• Strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with financial modeling and valuation
• Knowledge of private equity and M&A processes

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including base salary ($250,000 - $300,000) and bonus
• Flexible work schedule
• Opportunity to work with a global private equity firm focused on distressed and special-situations transactions
• Based in Beverly Hills, California

Pay

• $250,000 - $300,000 base salary (range dependent on experience)
• Annual bonus opportunity

Schedule

• Full-time role, based 5 days a week in the Beverly Hills office