Principal
REGENT · Los Angeles, CA · 5 days ago
On-siteEngineering$250k–$300k/yrFull-time
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
Pay
$250,000-$300,000 base salary (range dependent on experience) + bonus
Schedule
This is a full-time role, based 5 days a week in our Beverly Hills office.